Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2951  ·  IC 2955  ·  IC 732  ·  NGC 3805  ·  NGC 3816  ·  NGC 3821  ·  NGC 3837  ·  NGC 3840  ·  NGC 3841  ·  NGC 3842  ·  NGC 3844  ·  NGC 3845  ·  NGC 3851  ·  NGC 3857  ·  NGC 3859  ·  NGC 3860  ·  NGC 3861  ·  NGC 3862  ·  NGC 3864  ·  NGC 3867  ·  NGC 3868  ·  NGC 3873  ·  NGC 3875  ·  NGC 3883  ·  NGC 3884  ·  NGC 3886
Abell 1367, Gary Imm
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Abell 1367

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Abell 1367

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This cluster, nicknamed the Leo Cluster, is a collection of galaxies about 330 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo at a declination of +20 degrees.  The cluster contains at least 70 major galaxies.  

As you can see, this cluster is unusual in that in contains mostly spiral galaxies.  This cluster is believed to be younger than the typical elliptical-dominated cluster.

The elliptical galaxy at the center of the image, NGC 3842, has one of the largest known black holes in the universe, about 10 billion times more massive than our sun.

Many interesting galaxy shapes are contained in this cluster.  Which is your favorite?  I can't decide between the face-on spiral in the upper left corner  (NGC 3883),  the severely deformed large galaxy at right (NGC 3816), and the bluish edge-on galaxy just right of center.

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