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Galaxies within Clusters
•Galaxies differ in these types (Abell)
–In cD clusters galaxy distribution is very similar to star distribution in globular clusters.
–Spiral-rich clusters and irregular clusters tend not to be symmetric or concentrated.
–Spiral-poor clusters are intermediate cf. above.
–In spiral rich clusters, all galaxy types similarly distributed and no mass segregation, but in cD and spiral-poor clusters, you don’t see spirals in the central regions where the most massive galaxies reside.
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