Leo Supercluster

Leo Supercluster
Leo Supercluster
	Leo Supercluster as seen from Earth with its component galaxies and intergalactic halo.
Observation data (Epoch )
Constellation(s)	Ursa Major, Leo
Brightest member	Abell 1185
Major axis	130 megaparsecs
Minor axis	60 megaparsecs
Redshift	0.037

The Leo Supercluster is a supercluster in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere that stretches across the constellations Ursa Major and Leo. It covers an area approximately 130 megaparsecs long by 60 megaparsecs wide. The redshifts of member galaxy clusters range from 0.032 to 0.043. The brightest cluster in the system is Abell 1185.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kopylova, F. G.; Kopylov, A. I. (2011). "Analysis of the Properties of Galaxy Clusters in the Leo Supercluster Region". Astronomy Letters. 37 (4): 219–32. Bibcode:2011AstL...37..219K. doi:10.1134/S1063773711030029. ISSN 1562-6873. S2CID 122749760.

[Kopylova-1] Kopylova, F. G.; Kopylov, A. I. (2011). "Analysis of the Properties of Galaxy Clusters in the Leo Supercluster Region". Astronomy Letters. 37 (4): 219–32. Bibcode:2011AstL...37..219K. doi:10.1134/S1063773711030029. ISSN 1562-6873. S2CID 122749760.

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