Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Hercules Cluster

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Constellation(s)
  
Hercules

Declination
  
+17° 44′ 55″

Number of galaxies
  
300

Right ascension
  
16 05 15.0

Brightest member
  
NGC 6050

Richness class
  
2

Hercules Cluster

The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies some 500 million light-years distant in the constellation Hercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies. The cluster is part of the larger Hercules Supercluster, which is itself part of the much larger Great Wall super-structure.[1]

References

Hercules Cluster Wikipedia