Galaxy Clusters and Groups, Part 3
42 entries in the Galaxy Clusters and Groups, Part 3 compendium.
XMMXCS 2215−1738One of the most distant galaxy clusters known, discovered in 2006.Abell catalogueAll-sky catalog of 4,073 rich galaxy clusters.Shapley-Ames CatalogFirst catalog of bright galaxies in both hemispheres.SuperclusterSuperclusters are among the largest known structures in the universe.Coma SuperclusterA nearby supercluster containing the Coma and Leo Clusters.Corona Borealis SuperclusterDense supercluster in Corona Borealis, collapsing into a massive cluster.Hercules SuperclustersTwo nearby superclusters, large and near the Coma Supercluster.Horologium-Reticulum SuperclusterA massive supercluster comparable to Laniakea, spanning 550 million light-years.Hydra–Centaurus SuperclusterClosest supercluster neighbor to Virgo, spanning two parts.Hyperion proto-superclusterLargest and earliest known proto-supercluster, discovered in 2018.Laniakea SuperclusterHome supercluster of the Milky Way and 100,000 nearby galaxies.Local SheetA nearby galaxy filament where the Local Group shares a common peculiar velocity.Ophiuchus SuperclusterA nearby supercluster centered on the Ophiuchus Cluster.Pavo–Indus SuperclusterA neighboring supercluster forming a lobe of Laniakea.Saraswati SuperclusterOne of the largest known superclusters, located 4 billion light years away.Shapley SuperclusterA bound supercluster pulling itself together, not expanding with the universe.Southern SuperclusterA long chain of galaxies forming part of the Laniakea supercluster.Vela SuperclusterA massive supercluster hidden behind the Milky Way's Zone of Avoidance.Virgo SuperclusterA typical poor supercluster containing the Local Group.NGC 759Elliptical galaxy with a face-on dust disk and star formation.NGC 6166Supergiant elliptical with the richest known globular cluster system.NGC 7016Elliptical radio galaxy in Abell 3744 with bent jets.NGC 3258Giant elliptical galaxy, brightest member of the Antlia Cluster.Messier 106A nearby spiral galaxy with a water megamaser and supermassive black hole.NGC 4096Asymmetric spiral galaxy in Ursa Major with lopsided arms.NGC 4490Barred spiral galaxy interacting with NGC 4485, part of Arp 269.Centaurus AClosest radio galaxy and BL Lac object to Earth.NGC 4945A nearby barred spiral galaxy with a hidden active nucleus.NGC 5102Lenticular galaxy in Centaurus A/M83 Group, discovered by John Herschel.NGC 4622A spiral galaxy with leading outer arms, defying conventional wisdom.Dragonfly 44Ultra diffuse galaxy with disputed dark matter content.NGC 4848A gas-stripped spiral galaxy in the Coma Cluster.NGC 4869Radio galaxy in Coma Cluster with bent radio jets and X-ray jet.NGC 4874Second-brightest galaxy in the Coma Cluster, with over 30,000 globular clusters.NGC 4889Brightest galaxy in the Coma Cluster, home to a supermassive black hole.NGC 4921Brightest spiral in Coma Cluster, anemic and hydrogen-deficient.NGC 5032Barred spiral LINER galaxy in Coma Berenices, interacting with NGC 5032B.NGC 4062Spiral galaxy with grand design arms and a supermassive black hole.NGC 4203Lenticular galaxy with ringed hydrogen and a low-ionization nucleus.NGC 4274Barred spiral galaxy with overlapping outer arms and multiple rings.NGC 4278Elliptical galaxy with an active LINER nucleus and a massive HI disk.NGC 4314Barred spiral galaxy with a nuclear starburst ring.
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