Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 1170  ·  IC 1172  ·  IC 1173  ·  IC 1176  ·  IC 1178  ·  IC 1179  ·  IC 1181  ·  IC 1182  ·  IC 1183  ·  IC 1184  ·  IC 1185  ·  IC 1186  ·  IC 1188  ·  IC 1189  ·  IC 1192  ·  IC 1193  ·  NGC 6034  ·  NGC 6040  ·  NGC 6041  ·  NGC 6042  ·  NGC 6043  ·  NGC 6044  ·  NGC 6045  ·  NGC 6047  ·  NGC 6050  ·  NGC 6054  ·  NGC 6055  ·  NGC 6056  ·  NGC 6057  ·  NGC 6061
Abell 2151, Jeff Bennett
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Abell 2151

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Abell 2151

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Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies[4] some 500 million light-years distant in the constellation Hercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies.[5] The cluster is part of the larger Hercules Supercluster, which is itself part of the much larger Great Wall super-structure.[1]

The cluster's brightest member is the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 6041

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