Abell 1835 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue. It is a cluster that also gravitational lenses more-distant background galaxies to make them visible to astronomers. The cluster has a red shift of around 75,900 km/s and spans 12′.[1]
| Abell 1835 | |
|---|---|
 Abell 1835 by Hubble Space Telescope, 3.18′ view | |
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h 01m [1] |
| Declination | +02° 51′[1] |
| Richness class | 0[2] |
| Redshift | 0.25320[1] |
| Distance | 3,296 Gpc (10,750 Gly) h−1 0.705 [1] |
| X-ray flux | (11.30 ± 7.3%)×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[1] |
In 2004, one of the galaxies lensed by this cluster was proposed to be the most distant galaxy known, Galaxy Abell 1835 IR1916.
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell 1835. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ 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 12, 2012.
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- Abell 1835 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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