Abell 1185

Abell 1185
Abell 1185 with the legacy surveys
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)	Ursa Major
Right ascension	11^h 10^m 31.4^s[1]
Declination	+28° 43′ 39″[1]
Redshift	0.0314[1]
Distance	122.64 Mpc (400.00 Mly) [2]
X-ray flux	12.80[1]
Other designations
ACO 1185, 2E 1108.0+2859, RGH 29, [F81] 192, ClG 1108.2+2857, FR 58, RXC J1110.5+2842, [S85] 75, DOC NRGs117, HMS 1107+2852, RX J1110.6+2843, 2E 2405, RASSCALS NRGs117, 1RXS J111039.6+284316

Abell 1185 is a galaxy cluster located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 400 million light-years away from Earth and spans one million light-years across. It is a member of the Leo Supercluster. One of its brightest galaxies is NGC 3550.

The cluster also contains NGC 3552, NGC 3553, NGC 3554, NGC 3558 and NGC 3561.

Gallery

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  center of Abell 1185 with Hubble
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  NGC 3561, which is part of this galaxy cluster, with the Schulman 0.8m Telescope on the Mount Lemmon Observatory

References

1. "ACO 1185". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
2. "The Eye of the Storm". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 30 April 2012.