Abell 3562
E561434
Abell 3562 is a massive galaxy cluster located within the Shapley Supercluster, one of the most densely populated regions of galaxy clusters in the nearby universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abell 3562 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5940526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abell 3562 Context triple: [Shapley Supercluster, contains, Abell 3562]
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A.
Abell 3526
Abell 3526, also known as the Centaurus Cluster, is a massive nearby galaxy cluster notable for its rich galaxy population and strong X-ray emission.
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B.
Abell 3651
Abell 3651 is a distant galaxy cluster located in the southern constellation Microscopium.
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C.
Abell 3627
Abell 3627 is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster located in the direction of the Great Attractor region and is one of the most prominent components of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster.
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D.
Abell 262
Abell 262 is a nearby galaxy cluster in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its relatively low mass and cool-core intracluster medium within the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster.
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E.
Abell 1526
Abell 1526 is a galaxy cluster listed in the Abell catalog and associated with the larger Virgo Cluster region of galaxy clusters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abell 3562 Target entity description: Abell 3562 is a massive galaxy cluster located within the Shapley Supercluster, one of the most densely populated regions of galaxy clusters in the nearby universe.
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A.
Abell 3526
Abell 3526, also known as the Centaurus Cluster, is a massive nearby galaxy cluster notable for its rich galaxy population and strong X-ray emission.
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B.
Abell 3651
Abell 3651 is a distant galaxy cluster located in the southern constellation Microscopium.
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C.
Abell 3627
Abell 3627 is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster located in the direction of the Great Attractor region and is one of the most prominent components of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster.
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D.
Abell 262
Abell 262 is a nearby galaxy cluster in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its relatively low mass and cool-core intracluster medium within the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster.
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E.
Abell 1526
Abell 1526 is a galaxy cluster listed in the Abell catalog and associated with the larger Virgo Cluster region of galaxy clusters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| catalogCode | A3562 ⓘ |
| contains |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
hundreds of galaxies ⓘ lenticular galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
George O. Abell (via Abell cluster catalog)
ⓘ
linked to:
George O. Abell
|
| distanceFromEarth | ~650 million light-years ⓘ |
| emits | X-ray radiation ⓘ |
| environment | high-density large-scale structure region ⓘ |
| hasComponent | intracluster medium ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | cluster–cluster interaction region within Shapley Supercluster ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dark matter halo
ⓘ
gravitational potential well ⓘ hot intracluster gas ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
X-ray luminous
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gravitationally bound system ⓘ massive ⓘ rich galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shapley Supercluster
ⓘ
constellation Centaurus ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
ROSAT X-ray observatory ⓘ
linked to:
ROSAT
XMM-Newton ⓘ
linked to:
XMM-Newton mission
|
| partOf |
Shapley Concentration
ⓘ
nearby universe large-scale structure ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.048 ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
cluster dynamics
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galaxy evolution in dense environments ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| usedAs | probe of cosmological parameters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abell 3562 Description of subject: Abell 3562 is a massive galaxy cluster located within the Shapley Supercluster, one of the most densely populated regions of galaxy clusters in the nearby universe.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.