Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Antlia (Ant)  ·  Contains:  HD90937  ·  HD91195  ·  HD91249  ·  IC 2584  ·  IC 2585  ·  NGC 3257  ·  NGC 3258  ·  NGC 3260  ·  NGC 3267  ·  NGC 3268  ·  NGC 3269  ·  NGC 3271  ·  NGC 3273  ·  NGC 3281
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Antlia Galaxy Cluster, Dionysus
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Antlia Galaxy Cluster

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Antlia Galaxy Cluster

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The Antlia Galaxy Cluster (or Abell S0636) is a cluster of galaxies located in the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster. At around 130 million light years away, the Antlia Cluster is the third-nearest to the Local Group after the Virgo Cluster and Fornax Cluster.

The cluster is dominated by two massive elliptical galaxies, NGC 3268 and NGC 3258, and contains a total of about 234 galaxies. The cluster is very dense compared to other clusters such as Virgo and Fornax, thus containing early-type galaxies and a larger portion of dwarf ellipticals.

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Antlia Galaxy Cluster, Dionysus

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