Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  The star κHer
 Abell 2151 Hercules galaxy cluster (Widefield), Prabhakar
 Abell 2151 Hercules galaxy cluster (Widefield)
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Abell 2151 Hercules galaxy cluster (Widefield)

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

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 Abell 2151 Hercules galaxy cluster (Widefield), Prabhakar