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Coma cluster
(Coma X-1, Abell 1656)
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Coma clusteris a part of Coma Berenices2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
is a part of Local Supercluster2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has redshift z = 0.023has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has number of galaxies 1000has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has diameter 10 million light yearshas source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has distance 300 million light yearshas source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has synonym Coma X-1has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has synonym Abell 16562001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has mass 4 × 1014 Msun (luminous matter)has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
has definition The nearest massive cluster of galaxies. A symmetric cluster with primarily E and S0 galaxies. Luminous mass 4 × 1014 Msun = 8 × 1047 g; virial theorem mass about 5 × 1048 g; mass needed to bind the cluster about 4 × 1049 g. R ≈ 9 × 1024 cm.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
is an instance of rich cluster2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
is an instance of X-ray sourcehas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:08.0
X-ray sourcehas wavelength X-ray2001-09-27 09:30:23.0
is a part of celestial sphere2001-09-27 09:30:23.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
collection of starshas number of stars2001-09-27 09:30:53.0
has catalog catalog about star systems2001-09-27 09:30:53.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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