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The Coma cluster of galaxies

author: A.Block/MLSC/Univ.of Az/Novapix

reference: a-amg01-01006

Image Size 300 DPI: 27 * 27 cm

The Coma cluster of galaxies (Abell 1656) is one of the densest galaxy cluster known. It contains a thousand of galaxies and is located 330 million light years away. Two big elliptical galaxies dominate it: NGC 4874 (right) and NGC 4889 (left).

Keywords for this photo:

2012 - ABELL 1656 - ASTRONOMY - COMA - COMA BERENICES - ELLIPTICAL GALAXY - GALAXY - GALAXY CLUSTER - NGC 4874 - NGC 4889 - STAR -