The Perseus Galaxy Cluster (Abell 426) is one of the most massive and well-studied galaxy clusters in the Universe, located about 240 million light-years away. It is dominated by the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1275 at its center, surrounded by hundreds of galaxies bound together by gravity. NGC 1275 hosts a supermassive black hole that has ejected powerful jets into the surrounding medium. Euclid’s wide and simultaneously sharp view is perfectly suited to study the full spectrum of galaxies and their evolution in this cluster.
Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Schirmer (MPIA) and J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA, Paris Saclay)