Norma Cluster

The Norma Cluster (ACO 3627 or Abell 3627) is a rich cluster of galaxies located near the center of the Great Attractor; it is about Template:Convert distant.<ref>R. C. Kraan-Korteweg, in Lecture Notes in Physics 556, edited by D. Pageand J.G. Hirsch, p. 301 (Springer, Berlin, 2000).</ref><ref name="NED-Abell3627">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Although it is both nearby and bright, it is difficult to observe because it is located in the Zone of Avoidance, a region near the plane of the Milky Way. Consequently, the cluster is severely obscured by interstellar dust at optical wavelengths. Its mass is estimated to be on the order of 10¹⁵ solar masses.<ref name="Nature-Boehringer" />

ESO 137-001, an example of a jellyfish galaxy, is located in Abell 3627.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Gallery

• New Hubble image of spiral galaxy ESO 137-001.jpg

  ESO 137-001 located in the Norma cluster

• A busy patch of the Great Attractor (8386658810).jpg

  ESO 137-2 located in the Norma cluster

See also

• List of galaxy groups and clusters
• Coma Cluster
• Eridanus Cluster
• Fornax Cluster
• Virgo Cluster
• X-ray astronomy

External links

• ESO Press Photos 46a-j/99
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• Galaxy Cluster Has Two 'Tails' to Tell. NASA Image of the Day, January 22, 2010.
• The clickable Norma Cluster

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