Hydra Cluster

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The Hydra Cluster is a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable as one of the dominant structures within the nearby universe and a key component of the Hydra–Centaurus region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hydra Cluster canonical 5
Hydra subcluster 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
galaxy cluster
alsoKnownAs Abell 1060
catalogCode A1060
containsGalaxy NGC 3309
NGC 3311
NGC 3312
numerous elliptical galaxies
numerous lenticular galaxies
numerous spiral galaxies
discoveredBy George O. Abell (as part of the Abell catalog)
distanceFromEarth approximately 190 million light-years
approximately 58 megaparsecs
dominantGalaxy NGC 3309
NGC 3311
emits X-rays
hasDarkMatter dominant mass component inferred from dynamics
hasDynamicalState evidence of substructure and infall in outskirts
relatively relaxed core
hasEnvironment dense cluster core
surrounded by large-scale filamentary structures
hasProperty contains hot intracluster gas
rich in early-type galaxies
hasRole anchor of one end of the Hydra–Centaurus supercluster region
hasSubstructure central cD galaxy NGC 3311
hasTemperature intracluster gas temperature of several keV
hasVelocityDispersion on the order of several hundred km/s
is a key component of the Hydra–Centaurus region
one of the dominant mass concentrations in the nearby universe
one of the nearest rich galaxy clusters
isComponentOf Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
isNeighborOf Centaurus Cluster
isPartOf Hydra–Centaurus–Pavo large-scale complex
locatedInConstellation Hydra
mass on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses
memberOf Abell catalog of galaxy clusters
observedIn X-ray wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
partOf Hydra–Centaurus region
linked to: Hydra–Centaurus

local universe
redshift 0.0126
usedFor mapping local large-scale structure
studies of galaxy evolution in cluster environments
studies of intracluster medium
xRayLuminosity moderate compared to very rich clusters

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hydra–Centaurus contains Hydra Cluster
Hydra–Centaurus hasSubstructure Hydra subcluster
linked to: Hydra Cluster
Abell 1060 alternativeName Hydra Cluster
Great Attractor region associatedWith Hydra Cluster
Hydra containsNotableDeepSkyObject Hydra Cluster