Abell 2199

Abell 2199
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Hercules
Right ascension16h 28m 38.5s
Declination+39° 33′ 06″
Brightest memberNGC 6166
Number of galaxies>290
Richness class2
Bautz–Morgan classificationI
Redshift0.030151
Distance128 Mpc (417 Mly) h−1
0.705
ICM temperature4.71 ± 0.13 keV
Binding mass6.5×1014 h−1
0.70 M☉
X-ray flux10.64×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1-2.4 keV)

Abell 2199 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue featuring the brightest cluster galaxy NGC 6166, a cD galaxy. Abell 2199 is the definition of a Bautz-Morgan type I cluster due to NGC 6166.

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