The Southern Supercluster

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Astronomical Journal; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/115205· OSTI ID:5095841

Mitra, Shyamal ^[1]

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1. Texas Univ., Austin (USA)

The Southern Supercluster is described using data compiled from five catalogs, reduced to a homogeneous system following RC2. In terms of mass, luminosity, and mass-to-light ratio, the Southern Supercluster compares well with the Coma and Hercules superclusters, but is less massive than the Local Supercluster. It is shown that, even though the Southern Supercluster is the nearest supercluster to the Local Supercluster, it is well separated from the Local Supercluster. However, there is evidence of a tenuous stream of galaxies connecting the Southern Supercluster with the Perseus Supercluster. 30 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5095841
• Journal Information: Astronomical Journal; (USA), Vol. 98; ISSN 0004-6256
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
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LUMINOSITY
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MORPHOLOGY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
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DOCUMENT TYPES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
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640105* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Galaxies