Abell 3742

Abell 3742 is a galaxy cluster located around 200 million light-years (61 Mpc)[2] from Earth in the constellation Indus.[3] The cluster's brightest member is the elliptical galaxy NGC 7014.[4] Abell 3742 is located in the Pavo–Indus Supercluster and is one of three major clusters along with Abell 3656 and Abell 3698.[5]

Abell 3742
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Indus
Right ascension21h 06m 41.8s [1]
Declination−47° 08′ 56″[1]
Brightest memberNGC 7014[1]
Richness class0[1]
Bautz–Morgan classificationII-III[1]
Redshift0.016400 (4917 km/s)[1]
Distance64.7 Mpc (211.02 Mly) h−1
0.73[1]
Other designations
Abell 3742, ACO S924, Indus Group, SCL 175 NED03[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell 3742. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy cluster Abell 3742 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. "The Pavo-Indus Supercluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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