The Abell S740 is a cluster of galaxies identified in the Abell catalogue of southern rich clusters of galaxies. It is over 450[2] Mly away in the constellation Centaurus. It has a redshift of 10,073 km/s.[1]
| Abell S740 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies in Abell S740 | |
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 43m 32.3s[1] |
| Declination | −38° 11′ 05″[1] |
| Brightest member | ESO 325-G004[2] |
| Richness class | 0[3] |
| Bautz–Morgan classification | I-II[3] |
| Redshift | 0.03360 (10,073 km/s)[1] |
| Distance | 146 Mpc (476 Mly) h−1 0.705[1] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell S740. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ a b "Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ a b Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies" (PDF). Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
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