| Date & Time: | Feb 21 2025, from 25:16 to 26:31 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 10 shots with 8 minutes exposed |
| Optical: | BORG 67FL with a conversion lens (f=324mm, F4.8) |
| with IDAS LPS-D1 light-pollution suppression filter |
| Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial & SBIG STV |
| CMOS Camera: | ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -25°C) |
| Location: | Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref. |
| Abell 3526 / Galaxy Cluster, type 0 0 I-II: |
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| R.A. | 12h 49m (Rough position) |
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| Dec. | -41°18' (Rough position) |
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| Apparent Size | 180' |
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| # of galaxies | 33 |
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| Red Shift | 0.0102 |
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| Magnitude | 12.9 |
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| Distance | 155 million light yrs. |
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| Galactic supercluster | Centaurus supercluster |
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| NGC4696 / Galaxy, type E+1 pec |
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| R.A. | 12h 48m 49.2s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -41°18' 40" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 4.5×3.2' |
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| Radial Velocity | +2958km/s |
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| Magnitude | 11.4 |
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| Distance | 145 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | Abell 3526 |
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| Other IDs | ESO 322-91, MCG -7-26-51
PGC 43296 |
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This image shows a large galaxy cluster located about 8 degrees north of γ Centauri.
Floating at a distance of approximately 150 million light-years, it contains more than 30 galaxies distributed within a span of about 3 degrees.
This galaxy cluster forms the core of the "Centaurus Supercluster", which is the closest supercluster to the "Virgo Supercluster",
which includes the Local Group and the Virgo Cluster.
The most prominent galaxy in the cluster is NGC4696, a giant elliptical galaxy over 4 arcminutes in size, visible near the center.
Observations of the local motions of individual galaxies within the cluster indicate that Abell 3526 consists of a main subgroup centered around NGC4696 and another subgroup,
including NGC4709 located just to the east.
These subgroups are expected to eventually merge into a single galaxy cluster.
This image has been cropped with equivalent focal length 400mm.
Numbers with 4 digits represent NGC #
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