Abell S740

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Abell S740

Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies in Abell S740
Credit: J. Blakeslee (Washington State University)
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s) Centaurus
Right ascension 13h 43m 32.3s[1]
Declination -38° 11′ 05″[1]
Number of galaxies 30-49[a]
Brightest member ESO 325-G004[2]
See also: Galaxy groups and clusters, List of galaxy clusters
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The Abell S740 is a cluster of galaxies identified in the Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies. It is over 450[2] Mly away in the constellation Centaurus. It has a red shift of 10,073 km/s.[1]


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ NED lists the Richness Class of this cluster to be 0[1] which, according to Abell catalogue, means 30-49 galaxies.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for Abell S740. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  2. ^ a b Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.


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