Comet Galaxy in Abell 2667
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Observation • July 4th, 2007 • sig07-004
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This infrared image was taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and shows a part of the galaxy cluster Abell 2667. The "Comet Galaxy" is the bright red object seen to the left of the cluster center. Also seen in the image is a rare giant infrared arc. The banana-shaped arc corresponds to the magnified and distorted image of a distant galaxy that lies behind the clusters core.
About the Object
- Name
- Abell 2667 • Comet Galaxy
- Type
- Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing
- Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
- Galaxy > Type > Gravitationally Lensed
- Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
- Distance
- 2,800,000,000 Light Years
- Redshift
- 0.23
Color Mapping
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared | 3.6 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
| Infrared | 4.5 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
| Infrared | 8.0 µm | Spitzer IRAC |
Astrometrics
- Position (J2000)
- RA =23h 51m 39.1s
- Dec = -26° 5' 0.4"
- Field of View
- 4.9 x 3.3 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 23.2° left of vertical
