The "Comet Galaxy" as seen with Hubble
While looking at the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, astronomers found an odd-looking spiral galaxy (shown here in the upper left hand corner of the image) that ploughs through the cluster after being accelerated to at least 3.5 million km/h by the enormous combined gravity of the cluster's dark matter, hot gas and hundreds of galaxies.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0705a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 March 2007, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0705 |
| Size: | 3260 x 1662 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2667 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.23 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 23 51 40.64 |
| Position (Dec): | -26° 4' 25.33" |
| Field of view: | 2.48 x 1.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 24.9° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |