List of Galaxy Clusters - Extremes

Extremes

Title Name Data Notes
Most distant galaxy cluster ClG J1449+0856 z=2.07
Nearest galaxy cluster Virgo Cluster The Virgo Cluster is at the core of the Virgo Supercluster. The Local Group is a member of the supercluster, but not the cluster.
Most distant galaxy group
Nearest galaxy group Local Group 0 distance This is the galaxy group that our galaxy belongs to.
Nearest neighbouring galaxy group
Most distant proto-cluster BoRG-58 z~=8
Nearest proto-cluster
Most distant massive proto-cluster COSMOS-AzTEC3 z=5.3
12.6 billion light years
Least massive galaxy group
Most massive galaxy cluster RX J1347.5-1145 mass= 2.0 ± 0.4 × 1015 MSun
  • distance: z= 0.451
  • LX-ray = 6.0 ± 0.1 × 1045 erg/s
  • temperature: kT = 10.0 ± 0.3 keV
Most massive distant galaxy cluster 2XMM J083026+524133 mass= 5.6 × 1014 MSun
  • distance: z= 0.99 ± 0.03
  • Lbolometric= 1.8 × 1045 erg/s
  • temperature= 8.2 ± 0.9 keV ( ~95 MK for the intra-cluster gas )


The hottest, most X-ray luminous cluster at redshifts z ≥ 1 (z= 0.99 ± 0.03).

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