Chandra X-ray Observatory observations of the central regions of the Perseus galaxy cluster. Image is 284 arcsec across. RA 03h 19m 47.60s Dec +41° 30' 37.00" in Perseus. Observation dates: 13 pointings between August 8, 2002 and October 20, 2004. Color code: Energy (Red 0.3–1.2 keV, Green 1.2-2 keV, Blue 2–7 keV). Instrument: ACIS.
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)
Perseus
Right ascension
03hh 18m[1]
Declination
+41° 30′[1]
Brightest member
NGC 1275
Number of galaxies
>1000[1]
Richness class
2[2]
Bautz–Morgan classification
II-III[2]
Redshift
0.01790 (5 366 km/s)[1]
Distance
73.6 Mpc (240.05 Mly) h−1 0.705[1]
X-ray flux
9.1×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (2–10 keV)[1]
Other designations
Abell 426,[1] NGC 1275 Cluster,[1] LGG 88
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters
The Perseus cluster (Abell 426) is a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus. It has a recession speed of 5,366 km/s and a diameter of 863′.[1] It is one of the most massive objects in the known universe, containing thousands of galaxies immersed in a vast cloud of multimillion-degree gas.
^ abcdefghi"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Perseus Cluster. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
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of five low-luminosity active galactic nuclei at the centre of the Perseuscluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 465 (4): 3943–3948...
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S.; et al. (2010). "Magic Gamma-Ray Telescope observation of the PerseusCluster of galaxies: Implications for cosmic rays, dark matter, and NGC 1275"...
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