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Centaurus cluster (3U 1247-41)
subject			fact

Centaurus cluster	is a part of Centaurus
	is a part of Local Supercluster
	has distance 200 Mpc
	has synonym 3U 1247-41
	has definition A cluster of galaxies. Its radio counterpart is compact and located inside NGC 4696.
	is an instance of galaxy cluster
	is an instance of X-ray source
galaxy cluster	has number of galaxies 102 to 103 (order of magnitude)
X-ray source	has wavelength X-ray
	is a part of celestial sphere
celestial body	has spectra
collection of stars	has number of stars
	has catalog catalog about star systems
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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