Astronomy:Abell 2152

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Short description: Galaxy cluster in the constellation Hercules
Abell 2152
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Hercules
Right ascension 16h 05m 32.2s
Declination+16° 26′ 31″
Brightest memberUGC 10204[1]
Richness class1[2]
Redshift0.041[2]
Distance
(co-moving)
169 Mpc (551 Mly) h−10.73[2]
Other designations
CID 59, CAN 059, MCXC J1605.5+1626, WCB96 J19, SCL 160 NED09, EAD2007 222, ZwCl 1603.0+1639.[2]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 2152 is a bimodal[3] galaxy cluster and one of three clusters comprising the Hercules Supercluster. It contains 3 BCGs; the S0 lenticular UGC 10204, the pair UGC 10187, and the SA0 unbarred lenticular CGCG 108-083.[2] In total there are 41 galaxies which are confirmed to be members of the cluster.[1] The cluster is classified as a Bautz-Morgan type III and Rood-Sastry class F cluster, indicating morphological irregularity and perhaps dynamical youth.[4] It is receding from the Milky Way galaxy with a velocity of 12385 km/s.[2]

Abell 2152 is the nearest cluster in which significant gravitational lensing of a background source has been observed. The arc-like background galaxy, known as J160529.52+162633.9, lies at a redshift z=0.1423 and has been magnified by a factor ~1.9 due to the lensing effect.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "VizieR results for J/ApJ/736/21/bg*". VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS. http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-6?-source=J/ApJ/736/21/bg%2a&BCG=8590..8590.9&-go&-source=J/ApJ/736/21/mg%2a&-out.max=999&Name.a=%20%208590. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NED results for object ABELL 2152". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=abell+2152&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. Flin; Krywult (2006). "Substructures in Abell clusters of galaxies". Astronomy & Astrophysics 450 (1): 9–14. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041635. Bibcode2006A&A...450....9F. 
  4. Abell; Corwin; Olowin (1989). "A Catalog of Rich Clusters of Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 70: 1–139. doi:10.1086/191333. Bibcode1989ApJS...70....1A. 
  5. Blakelee; Metzger (2001). "Lensing in the Hercules Supercluster". The Astrophysical Journal 121 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1086/318021. Bibcode2001AJ....121....1B.