Abell 2061

Abell 2061
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)	Corona Borealis
Right ascension	15^h 21^m 15.3^s
Declination	+30° 39′ 17″
Bautz-Morgan classification	III[1]
Redshift	0.0784[1]
See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

Abell 2061 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation of Corona Borealis. On a larger scale still, Abell 2061, along with Abell 2065, Abell 2067, Abell 2079, Abell 2089, and Abell 2092, make up the Corona Borealis Supercluster.^[2] It has a northeast southwest orientation and Abell 2067 lies 1.8 megaparsecs north of it.^[1]

References

1. van Weeren, R. J.; Brüggen, M.; Röttgering, H. J. A.; Hoeft, M.; Nuza, S. E.; Intema, H. T. (2011). "Radio continuum observations of new radio halos and relics from the NVSS and WENSS surveys. Relic orientations, cluster X-ray luminosity, and redshift distributions". Astronomy & Astrophysics 533 (A35): 20. arXiv:1107.5597. Bibcode:2011A&A...533A..35V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117149.
2. Postman, M.; Geller, M. J.; Huchra, J. P. (1988). "The dynamics of the Corona Borealis supercluster". Astronomical Journal 95: 267–83. Bibcode:1988AJ.....95..267P. doi:10.1086/114635.