Centaurus Cluster
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Centaurus Cluster (A3526) is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies, located approximately 170 million light-years away in the Centaurus constellation. The brightest member galaxy is the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 (~11m). The Centaurus cluster shares its supercluster, the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster, with IC4329 Cluster and Hydra Cluster.
The cluster consists of two different sub-groups of galaxies with different velocities.[1] Cen 30 is the main subgroup containing NGC 4696. Cen 45 which is centered on NGC 4709, is moving at 1500 km/s relative to Cen 30,[1] and is believed to be merging with the main cluster.[2]
Gallery
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NGC 4696: a cosmic question mark
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Chandra X-ray image showing the inner 6.7 arcminutes of the core of the Centaurus Cluster. This image shows the hot intracluster medium, at temperatures of a few tens of million kelvins.
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Region around NGC 4709 (large galaxy in the middle) in the western part of the Centaurus Cluster.
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