Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  Fornax A  ·  NGC 1316  ·  NGC 1326  ·  NGC 1365  ·  NGC 1380  ·  NGC 1399  ·  NGC 1404  ·  The star χ2For
Fornax Galaxy Cluster, lizarranet
Fornax Galaxy Cluster
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Fornax Galaxy Cluster, lizarranet
Fornax Galaxy Cluster
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In the southern skies constelation of Formax we can find the second most massive cluster of galaxies.

Two of its more prominent members are the barrel spiral NGC 1365 in the middle of the wide field image and the chaotic NGC 1316 (bottom right) with plumes, shells and loops caused by interactions and merging processes with other galaxies.

1332 galaxies labeled from NGC and PGC catalogs.

Also, across the entire image it can be seen diffuse light caused by stellar mass deteached from galaxies by interactions within the cluster.

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Fornax Galaxy Cluster, lizarranet