Eridanus Cluster
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The Eridanus Cluster is a galaxy cluster roughly 23 Mpc from Earth, containing about 73 main galaxies and about 200 total galaxies. About 30% have Hubble classifications of elliptical or S0 and the re
The spiral galaxy NGC 1232 is one of the brightest in the Eridanus Cluster.
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 is a well-known member of the Eridanus Cluster.
NGC 1232
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NGC 1232, also known as the Eye of God Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William H
Eridanus Cluster
…Eridanus Cluster Observation data (Epoch J2000) Constellation Eridanus Right ascension 03h 28m 13.8s Declination −20° 44′ 40″ Brightest member NGC 1232 (B) Number of galaxies ~200 Velocity dispersion 261 km/s Redshift 0.005570 Distance 23 Mpc (75 Mly) ICM temperature ~107 K (~1 keV) Binding mass ~1014…
An image of NGC 1232. The arm segment designated as "E" is at the right-most bright spiral arm of the galaxy. Note the number of arms.