Abell 2029

Abell 2029 or A2029 is a large cluster of galaxies 315 megaparsecs (1.027 billion light-years) away in the constellation Virgo.[5] A2029 is a Bautz–Morgan classification type I cluster due to its large central galaxy, IC 1101. Abell 2029 has a diameter of 5.8–8 million light-years. This type of galaxy is called a cD-type brightest cluster galaxy and may have grown to its large size by accreting nearby galaxies. Despite its relaxed state, it is the central member of a large supercluster which shows clear signs of interaction.

Abell 2029
A2029 in X-ray from Chandra (left) and
in the optical from the Digitized Sky Survey (right).
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Virgo
Right ascension 15h 10m 56.20s
Declination+05° 44′ 41″
Brightest memberIC 1101
Richness class2[1]
Bautz–Morgan classificationI [1]
Redshift0.0767[2]
Distance
(co-moving)		326 Mpc (1,063×10^6 ly) h−1
0.705 [3]
ICM temperature8.47 keV[4]
Binding mass8×1014[2][4] M☉
X-ray flux6.94×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1-2.4 keV)[3]

References
  1. Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G., Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049.
  2. Walker, S. A.; Fabian, A. C.; Sanders, J. S.; George, M. R.; Tawara, Y. (March 2012). "X-ray observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2029 to the virial radius". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 422 (4): 3503–3515. arXiv:1203.0486. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.422.3503W. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20860.x.
  3. NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. "NED results for object ABELL 2029". Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. Table 4 from Vikhlinin, A.; Kravtsov, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Markevitch, M.; Murray, S. S.; Van Speybroeck, L. (April 2006). "Chandra Sample of Nearby Relaxed Galaxy Clusters: Mass, Gas Fraction, and Mass-Temperature Relation". The Astrophysical Journal. Chicago, Illinois, USA: University of Chicago Press. 640 (2): 691–709. arXiv:astro-ph/0507092. Bibcode:2006ApJ...640..691V. doi:10.1086/500288.
  5. Chandra X-ray Observatory, "Galaxy Clusters and Dark Energy: Chandra Opens New Line of Investigation on Dark Energy", Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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