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Abell 2199

Abell 2199
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Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s) Hercules
Right ascension 16h 28m 38.5s
Declination +39° 33′ 06″
Brightest member NGC 6166
Number of galaxies >290
Richness class 2
Bautz-Morgan classification I
Redshift 0.030151
Distance
(co-moving)
128 Mpc (417 Mly) h−1
0.705
ICM temperature 4.71 ± 0.13 keV
Binding mass 6.5×1014h−1
0.70
 M
X-ray flux 10.64×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1-2.4 keV)
See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

Abell 2199 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue featuring a brightest cluster galaxy NGC 6166, a cD galaxy. Abell 2199 is the definition of a Bautz-Morgan type I cluster due to NGC 6166.

Coordinates: Sky map16h 28m 38.5s, +39° 33′ 06″


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