Coordinates articles

What is the official catalog designation for the Coma Cluster?

What is the official catalog designation for the Coma Cluster?

What type of galaxies dominate the dense core regions of the Coma Cluster?

What type of galaxies dominate the dense core regions of the Coma Cluster?

What physical process transforms spiral galaxies as they move inward toward the Coma Cluster's harsh environment?

What physical process transforms spiral galaxies as they move inward toward the Coma Cluster's harsh environment?

Which two supergiant elliptical galaxies anchor the core of Abell 1656?

Which two supergiant elliptical galaxies anchor the core of Abell 1656?

Fritz Zwicky performed his dark matter inference in the 1930s by analyzing what key measurement of the member galaxies?

Fritz Zwicky performed his dark matter inference in the 1930s by analyzing what key measurement of the member galaxies?

What fraction of the Coma Cluster's total mass is modern estimates believed to be dark matter?

What fraction of the Coma Cluster's total mass is modern estimates believed to be dark matter?

The Coma Cluster's location near the North Galactic Pole grants observers what specific advantage?

The Coma Cluster's location near the North Galactic Pole grants observers what specific advantage?

The cluster spans approximately how many light-years across, dwarfing the Milky Way's width?

The cluster spans approximately how many light-years across, dwarfing the Milky Way's width?

The cluster's known recession velocity, quantified by its redshift ($z$), is approximately what value?

The cluster's known recession velocity, quantified by its redshift ($z$), is approximately what value?

The hot gas permeating the space between galaxies in the cluster emits X-rays at what typical temperature range?

The hot gas permeating the space between galaxies in the cluster emits X-rays at what typical temperature range?

The Coma Cluster is structurally linked to which other cluster to form the larger Coma Supercluster?

The Coma Cluster is structurally linked to which other cluster to form the larger Coma Supercluster?

When imaging the cluster, a slight natural yellowish cast in a processed image might indicate successful capture of which population?

When imaging the cluster, a slight natural yellowish cast in a processed image might indicate successful capture of which population?

What defines the reference plane for the Galactic Coordinate System (GCS)?

What defines the reference plane for the Galactic Coordinate System (GCS)?

What is the Galactic Latitude ($b$) of a celestial object lying directly within the Galactic Plane?

What is the Galactic Latitude ($b$) of a celestial object lying directly within the Galactic Plane?

In the Galactic Coordinate System, the $0^	ext{	extdegree}$ Galactic Longitude ($l$) points toward which specific location?

In the Galactic Coordinate System, the $0^ ext{ extdegree}$ Galactic Longitude ($l$) points toward which specific location?

Which constellation currently contains the direction of the Galactic Center as viewed in the Equatorial Coordinate System?

Which constellation currently contains the direction of the Galactic Center as viewed in the Equatorial Coordinate System?

What is the approximate distance ($R_0$) from the Sun to the Galactic Center, as measured in kiloparsecs (kpc)?

What is the approximate distance ($R_0$) from the Sun to the Galactic Center, as measured in kiloparsecs (kpc)?

What is the conventional range for the Sun's Galactic Longitude ($l$)?

What is the conventional range for the Sun's Galactic Longitude ($l$)?

What is the approximate speed of the Sun orbiting the Galactic Center relative to nearby stars?

What is the approximate speed of the Sun orbiting the Galactic Center relative to nearby stars?

When using the GCS, where are objects located that exhibit high absolute values of Galactic Latitude ($|b|$)?

When using the GCS, where are objects located that exhibit high absolute values of Galactic Latitude ($|b|$)?

What specific radio source defines the zero point for the Galactic Coordinate System?

What specific radio source defines the zero point for the Galactic Coordinate System?

Which coordinate system is indispensable when mapping the large-scale architecture of the Milky Way, such as measuring the rotation curve?

Which coordinate system is indispensable when mapping the large-scale architecture of the Milky Way, such as measuring the rotation curve?