Abell 1689

Abell 1689
Hubble view of galaxy cluster Abell 1689. It combines both visible and infrared data, with a combined exposure time of over 34 hours.[1]
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Virgo
Right ascension13h 11m 34.2s[2]
Declination−01° 21′ 56″
Richness class4[3]
Bautz–Morgan classificationII-III[3]
Redshift0.1832[2]
Distance754 Mpc (2,459 Mly) h−1
0.705
[2]
X-ray flux(14.729 ± 8.1%)×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[2]

Abell 1689 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Virgo over 2.3 billion light-years away.

  1. ^ "New Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 1689". ESA/Hubble Press Release. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell 1689. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. ^ a b Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049.