Abell 3627

Credit: 2MASS; Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Caltech; University of Massachusettes · Download full size image

The relatively nearby, very rich galaxy cluster Abell 3627. The cluster, which lies at the core of the Great Attractor, is at the low galactic latitude near the Galactic Plane, where extinction from Galactic dust is significant. The cluster has an internal velocity dispersion which implies a gravitational mass comparable to that of the Coma cluster, another rich nearby cluster. 1999 Mar 3-9 Posted on: 31 Mar, 2003

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