MS 1455.0+2232 BCG

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Right ascension14h 57m 15.08s[1]
Declination+22° 20 34.29[1]
Redshift0.257620[1]
MS 1455.0+2232 BCG
SDSS image of MS 1455.0+2232 BCG
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 57m 15.08s[1]
Declination+22° 20 34.29[1]
Redshift0.257620[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity77,233 km/s ± 0[1]
Distance3.736 Gly (1145.56 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterMS 1455.0+2232
magnitude (J)14.71[1]
Characteristics
TypeBrClG
Size~618,000 ly (189.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
RX J1457.3+2220, LEDA 1668167, NVSS J145715+222036, SDSS J145715.10+222034.4, 2MASX J14571507+2220341

MS 1455.0+2232 BCG (short for MS 1455.0+2232 Brightest Cluster Galaxy), is a massive type-cD galaxy[2] located in the constellation of Boötes. The redshift of the galaxy is (z) 0.257[1] and it was first discovered as an astronomical radio source by astronomers in April 1998.[3] It is the brightest cluster galaxy of the galaxy cluster MS 1455.0+2232.[4]

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