Abell 576

Abell 576
Abell 576 seen by DESI Legacy Surveys DR11
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
ConstellationLynx
Right ascension07h 21m 24.2s
Declination+55° 44′ 20″
Bautz–Morgan classificationIII
Redshift0.038370[1]
Distance170.75 ± 12.06 MPC
Other designations
Abell 0576; ABELL 0576; UGCl 096; ZwCl 0718.9+5412; 2MASSCL J0721+5544[2]

Abell 576 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Lynx. Detailed study has revealed that there are two clusters in the process of merging.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Abell 576". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  2. ↑ "NED results for Abell 576". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
  3. ↑ "Abell 576".
  4. ↑ Dupke, Renato A.; Mirabal, Nestor; Bregman, Joel N.; Evrard, August E. (2007). "The Merger in Abell 576: A Line‐of‐Sight Bullet Cluster?". The Astrophysical Journal. 668 (2): 781–795. arXiv:0706.1073. Bibcode:2007ApJ...668..781D. doi:10.1086/520708.
  5. ↑ "X-ray satellites discover the biggest collisions in the universe".


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