Horologium Supercluster
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| Horologium Supercluster | |
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A map of the Horologium Supercluster
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| Observation data (Epoch ) | |
| Constellation(s) | Horologium and Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 19m |
| Declination | −50° 02′ |
| Major axis | 169 Mpc (551 Mly) |
| Distance (co-moving) |
291.4 Mpc (950 Mly) |
| Binding mass | ~1017 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster | |
| See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of superclusters | |
The Horologium Supercluster, also known as Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster, consisting of SCl 48 and SCl 49) is a massive supercluster; spanning about 550 million light-years, it has a mass of 1017 solar masses, similar to that of the Laniakea Supercluster that houses the Milky Way. It is centered on coordinates right ascension 03h 19m and declination −50° 02′, and spans an angular area of 12° × 12°.[1]
The nearest part of the supercluster is 700 million light-years (z=0.063) away from Earth, while the far end of it is 1.2 billion light-years, visible in the constellations Horologium and Eridanus. The Horologium Supercluster has about 5,000 galaxy groups (30,000 giant galaxies and 300,000 dwarf galaxies). It includes the cluster Abell 3266.
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References[edit]
- ^ Fleenor, Matthew C.; Rose, James A.; Christiansen, Wayne A.; Hunstead, Richard W.; Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie; Drinkwater, Michael J.; Saunders, William (September 2005). "Large-Scale Velocity Structures in the Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster". The Astronomical Journal. 130 (3): 957–967. arXiv:astro-ph/0505361
. Bibcode:2005AJ....130..957F. doi:10.1086/431972.
External links[edit]
- The Horologium Supercluster from An Atlas of the Universe
Coordinates: 
03h 19m 0s, −50° 02′ 00″
