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.