Abell 426

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Abell 426, also known as the Perseus Cluster, is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster notable for its bright X-ray emission and central active galaxy NGC 1275.

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Abell 426 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abell galaxy cluster
galaxy cluster
cataloguedIn Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies
centralGalaxyType Seyfert galaxy
radio-loud AGN
discoveredBy George O. Abell
hasAbellNumber 426
hasAGNFeedbackFeatures X-ray cavities
radio bubbles
shock fronts
hasAlternativeName Perseus Cluster
hasApproximateDistance 240 million light-years
73 Mpc
hasApproximateMass 10^15 solar masses
hasBautzMorganType II
hasBrightestClusterGalaxy NGC 1275
linked to: Perseus Cluster
hasCentralActiveGalaxy NGC 1275
hasCentralGalaxy NGC 1275
linked to: Perseus Cluster
hasCoolingFlow yes
hasDeclination +41° 30′
hasDominantEmissionMechanism thermal bremsstrahlung in X-rays
hasGalacticLatitude −13°
hasGalacticLongitude 150°
hasIntraclusterMedium hot X-ray emitting gas
hasMorphologicalType rich, centrally concentrated cluster
hasNotableGalaxy IC 310
NGC 1272
NGC 1273
linked to: NGC 1272

NGC 1277
UGC 2669
hasNumberOfMemberGalaxies > 500
hasRadioMiniHalo yes
hasRedshift 0.0179
hasRichnessClass 2
hasRightAscension 03h 19m
hasSignificantFeature pressure waves in intracluster gas
sound-wave-like ripples in X-ray images
hasTemperatureOfICM ~6–7 keV
hasVelocityDispersion ~1300 km/s
hasXRayEmission very bright
locatedInConstellation Perseus
memberOfSupercluster Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
observedInXRayBy Chandra X-ray Observatory
ROSAT
XMM-Newton
linked to: XMM-Newton mission
usedAsLaboratoryFor AGN feedback studies
galaxy evolution in dense environments
intracluster medium physics

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