Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 1170  ·  IC 1172  ·  IC 1178  ·  IC 1179  ·  IC 1181  ·  IC 1182  ·  IC 1183  ·  IC 1184  ·  IC 1185  ·  NGC 6039  ·  NGC 6040  ·  NGC 6041  ·  NGC 6042  ·  NGC 6043  ·  NGC 6044  ·  NGC 6045  ·  NGC 6047  ·  NGC 6050  ·  NGC 6054
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Abell 2151, Georg N. Nyman
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Abell 2151

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Abell 2151

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Abell 2151, the Hercules cluster, contains about 200-300 galaxies in about 500 Mio LJ distance from Earth. It is part of the Hercules Supercluster which itself is part of the Great Wall Super Structure. The brightest galaxy is NGC6041and it hosts various interacting systems like Arp 71 and Arp 272. Its radial velocity is rather fast - about 11000km per second.

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Abell 2151, Georg N. Nyman