The Fornax Cluster

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:contains gptkb:NGC_1427
gptkb:NGC_1380
gptkb:NGC_1381
gptkb:NGC_1387
gptkb:NGC_1396
gptkb:NGC_1400
gptkb:NGC_1399
gptkb:NGC_1404
gptkb:Fornax_B
Fornax A
gptkbp:depicted_in Southern Hemisphere
optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:diameter approximately 2 million light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fornax Cluster
gptkbp:is_a rich galaxy cluster
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:elliptical_galaxies
irregular galaxies
spiral galaxies
many galaxies
gptkbp:is_known_for its bright galaxies
its galaxy interactions
its gravitational lensing effects
its X-ray emissions
its galaxy clusters dynamics
its gravitational binding energy
its rich environment for galaxy studies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
the Virgo Supercluster
the Local Supercluster
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:observatory
astrophysicists
galaxy formation
cosmologists
galaxy evolution
gptkbp:located_in Fornax constellation
approximately 60 million light-years from Earth
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:NGC_1419
gptkb:NGC_1426
gptkb:NGC_1379
gptkb:NGC_1393
gptkb:NGC_1403
gptkb:NGC_1436
gptkb:NGC_1380_A
gptkbp:redshift 0.0042
gptkbp:universe over 50