PKS 2338+000
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| PKS 2338+000 | |
|---|---|
 PKS 2338+000, as seen by DESI Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 23h 41m 06.91s |
| Declination | +00d 18m 33.35s |
| Redshift | 0.276720 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 82,959 km/s |
| Distance | 3.550 Gly (1088.4 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | RX J2341.1+0018 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.077 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.102 |
| Surface brightness | 18.2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Ellip;BrCLG, NLAGN |
| Size | 667,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.21' x 0.17' |
| Notable features | Radio galaxy, brightest cluster galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| NVSS JJ234106+001833, TXS 2338+000, PGC 1162543, SDSS J234106.90+001833.3, 2MASX J23410687+0018332, OGC 123, PKS J2341+0018, 87GB 233833.1+000149 | |
PKS 2338+000 also known as PGC 1162543 and OGC 123, is a massive type-cD elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Pisces. With a redshift of 0.276, the galaxy is located 3.5 billion light-years from Earth.[1] The galaxy is the brightest cluster galaxy inside the galaxy cluster RX J2341+0018 which is a rich cluster,[2] X-ray luminous.[3]
References
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