Abell 2151

E922159

Abell 2151 is a rich, nearby galaxy cluster located in the constellation Hercules, notable for its high fraction of spiral galaxies and active galaxy interactions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Abell 2151 canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Abell cluster ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hercules Cluster ⓘ
BautzMorganType III ⓘ
catalogCode A2151 ⓘ
clusterType spiral-rich cluster ⓘ
contains galaxies with tidal features ⓘ
interacting galaxy pairs ⓘ
discoveredBy George O. Abell ⓘ
discoveryMethod inspection of Palomar Observatory Sky Survey plates ⓘ
distanceFromEarth approximately 500 million light-years ⓘ
dynamicalState dynamically young ⓘ
unrelaxed ⓘ
environment high galaxy–galaxy interaction rate ⓘ
hasDominantGalaxyType late-type galaxies ⓘ
hasGalaxyPopulation numerous blue galaxies ⓘ
hasHighFractionOf spiral galaxies ⓘ
hasSubstructure yes ⓘ
hasXRayEmission yes ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Hercules ⓘ
memberOf Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ
notableFor active galaxy interactions ⓘ
irregular cluster morphology ⓘ
observedIn X-ray wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
partOf Hercules supercluster region ⓘ
redshift 0.036 ⓘ
richnessClass 2 ⓘ
usedAs laboratory for studying galaxy interactions and evolution ⓘ
XRayEmissionDescription relatively weak and irregular compared to more relaxed clusters ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hercules → contains → Abell 2151 ⓘ
Hercules Cluster → hasAlternativeName → Abell 2151 ⓘ
subject linked to: Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151)