DECam Zooms in on Antlia Galaxy Cluster

The Antlia galaxy cluster is a group of at least 230 galaxies held together by gravity; this cluster is unusual -- unlike most other galaxy clusters, it appears to have no dominant galaxy within it. The post DECam Zooms in on Antlia Galaxy Cluster appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Jan 1, 2025 - 10:45
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DECam Zooms in on Antlia Galaxy Cluster
The Antlia cluster is dominated by two massive elliptical galaxies: NGC 3268 (center) and NGC 3258 (lower right). Image credit: Dark Energy Survey / DOE / FNAL / DECam / CTIO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / R. Colombari & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

The Antlia galaxy cluster is a group of at least 230 galaxies held together by gravity; this cluster is unusual -- unlike most other galaxy clusters, it appears to have no dominant galaxy within it.

The post DECam Zooms in on Antlia Galaxy Cluster appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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