Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1396  ·  NGC 1399  ·  NGC 1404
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Fornax Cluster
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Fornax Cluster

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Fornax Cluster

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The Fornax Cluster is a cluster of galaxies lying at a distance of 62 million light-years. It is the second richest galaxy cluster within 100 million light-years, after the considerably larger Virgo Cluster.

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