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Abell 2162

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Constellation(s)
  
Corona Borealis

Declination
  
+29° 32′ 23″

Right ascension
  
16 12 30.0

Bautz-Morgan classification
  
I

Abell 2162 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is a member of the Hercules Superclusters, the redshifts of the member galaxies of which lie between 0.0304 and 0.0414. The cluster hosts a massive Type-cD galaxy called NGC 6086.

References

Abell 2162 Wikipedia