Galaxy clusters
type: Concept
narrower: Coma Cluster

Coma Cluster
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
alternative label: Abell 1656
broader: Galaxy clusters
definition: The nearest rich cluster of galaxies which contains more than a thousand known galaxies, is about 20 million light-years in diameter, and lies about 280 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
modified: 2020-11-03T19:29:22.014Z
modified: 2020-11-03T19:29:10.928Z