
Perseus Cluster
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Distance to Earth | 240. 1 million light years |
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Number of galaxies | >1000 |
Constellation | Perseus |
Distance (co-moving) | 73. 6 Mpc (240. 05 Mly) h−1; 0. 705 |
X-ray flux | 9. 1×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (2–10 keV) |
Brightest member | NGC 1275 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2356217 |
About Perseus Cluster
The Perseus cluster is a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus. It has a recession speed of 5,366 km/s and a diameter of 863′. 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.