Abell 2667

Abell 2667

Abell 2667 from Hubble Space Telescope. Comet Galaxy is top-left (blue).
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s) Sculptor
Right ascension 23h 51m 42s[1]
Declination −26° 00′ 00″[1]
Richness class 3[2]
Bautz-Morgan classification I [2]
Redshift 0.23000[3]
Distance
(co-moving)		 927 Mpc (3,023 Mly) h−1
0.705 [3]
See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

Abell 2667 is a galaxy cluster. It is one of the most luminous galaxy clusters in the X-ray waveband known at a redshift about 0.2.

This cluster is also a well-known gravitational lens.

On 2 March 2007, a team of astronomers reported the detection of comet galaxy in this cluster. [4] This galaxy is being ripped apart by the cluster’s gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years.

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References

  1. 1 2 "HEASARC Browse". Result for Abell 2667. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. 1 2 Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G., Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies" (PDF). Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "NED results for object ABELL 2667". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Scientific paper by Luca Cortese, Delphine Marcillac, Johan Richard and collaborators

Coordinates: 23h 51m 42s, −26° 00′ 00″


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