Abell 1185 is a galaxy cluster located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 400 million light-years away from Earth and spans one million light-years across. It is a member of the Leo Supercluster. One of its brightest galaxies is NGC 3550.
| Abell 1185 | |
|---|---|
 Abell 1185 with the legacy surveys | |
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 10m 31.4s[1] |
| Declination | +28° 43′ 39″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0314[1] |
| Distance | 122.64 Mpc (400.00 Mly) [2] |
| X-ray flux | 12.80[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ACO 1185, 2E 1108.0+2859, RGH 29, [F81] 192, ClG 1108.2+2857, FR 58, RXC J1110.5+2842, [S85] 75, DOC NRGs117, HMS 1107+2852, RX J1110.6+2843, 2E 2405, RASSCALS NRGs117, 1RXS J111039.6+284316 | |
The cluster also contains NGC 3552, NGC 3553, NGC 3554, NGC 3558 and NGC 3561.
Gallery
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center of Abell 1185 with Hubble -
NGC 3561, which is part of this galaxy cluster, with the Schulman 0.8m Telescope on the Mount Lemmon Observatory
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "ACO 1185". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "The Eye of the Storm". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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