Abell 262

Galaxy cluster in the constellation Andromeda

Abell 262
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Between Andromeda and Triangulum
Right ascension01h 52m 50.4s[1]
Declination+36° 08′ 46″[1]
Richness class0[2]
Bautz–Morgan classificationIII[2]
Redshift0.01641 (4 920 km/s)[1]
Distance68.8 Mpc (224 Mly) h−1
0.678
[1]
ICM temperature2.08 keV[3]
X-ray flux(48.6 ± 9.9%)×10−12 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[1]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters
An image of Abell 262

Abell 262 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue. It is part of the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster, one of the largest known structures in the universe.[4] Although its central galaxy, NGC 708, is a giant cD galaxy, most of its bright galaxies are spirals, which is unusual for a galaxy cluster.[4] With approximately 200 members it is a comparatively small cluster.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NED results for object ABELL 0262". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049.
  3. ^ Table 4 from Vikhlinin, A.; Kravtsov, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Markevitch, M.; Murray, S. S.; Van Speybroeck, L. (April 2006). "Chandra Sample of Nearby Relaxed Galaxy Clusters: Mass, Gas Fraction, and Mass-Temperature Relation". The Astrophysical Journal. 640 (2). Chicago, Illinois, USA: 691–709. arXiv:astro-ph/0507092. Bibcode:2006ApJ...640..691V. doi:10.1086/500288. S2CID 18940822.
  4. ^ a b Brazell, Owen. "Abell 262 Galaxy Cluster in Andromeda". The Webb Deep-Sky Society. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. ^ König, Michael; Binnewies, Stefan (2017). The Cambridge Photographic Atlas of Galaxies. Cambridge University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-107-18948-5.


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