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Abell 1795

Coordinates: Sky map 13h 49m 00.5s, +26° 35′ 07″
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Abell 1795
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Boötes
Right ascension13h 49m 00.5s[1]
Declination+26° 35′ 07″[1]
Richness class2[2]
Bautz–Morgan classificationI [2]
Redshift0.062476 (18 730)[1]
Distance266 Mpc (868 Mly) h−1
0.705
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ICM temperature6.12 keV[3]
Binding mass6.03×1014[3] M
X-ray flux(68.10 ± 5.8%)×10−12 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[1]

Abell 1795 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue.

Black holes

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In January 2014, scientists using data collected by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and other telescopes reported they had found evidence of a new supermassive black hole candidate disrupting a star in a dwarf galaxy in the Abell 1795 cluster.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "NED results for object ABELL 1795". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049.
  3. ^ a b Table 4 from Vikhlinin, A.; Kravtsov, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Markevitch, M.; Murray, S. S.; Van Speybroeck, L. (April 2006). "Chandra Sample of Nearby Relaxed Galaxy Clusters: Mass, Gas Fraction, and Mass-Temperature Relation". The Astrophysical Journal. 640 (2). Chicago, Illinois, USA: 691–709. arXiv:astro-ph/0507092. Bibcode:2006ApJ...640..691V. doi:10.1086/500288. S2CID 18940822.
  4. ^ "Chandra Press Room :: Death By Black Hole In Small Galaxy? :: 08 January 14". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. ^ Boen, Brooke (2015-05-06). "Dwarf Galaxy, Galaxy Cluster Abell 1795". NASA. Retrieved 2018-07-18.