ESO 137-001 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located in the constellation Triangulum Australe and in the cluster Abell 3627.[6] As the galaxy moves to the center of the cluster at 1900 km/s,[4] it is stripped by hot gas, thus creating a 260,000 light-year long tail.[6] This is called ram pressure stripping.[5] The intergalactic gas in Abell 3627 is at 100 million Kelvin, which causes star formation in the tails.[5][6]
| ESO 137-001 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000[2] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum Australe[3] |
| Right ascension | 16h 13m 27.305s [2] |
| Declination | −60° 45′ 50.59″ [2] |
| Distance | 220 million ly [4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc[2] |
| Size | 100,000 ly [5] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.23′ × 0.55′[3] |
| Notable features | Trail of gas |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 137-001 , ESO 137-1 , ESO-LV 137-0010 , LEDA 57532 , PGC 57532 | |
History edit
The galaxy was discovered by Ming Sun in 2005.[7]
Galaxy's fate edit
The stripping of gas is thought to have a significant effect on the galaxy's development, removing cold gas from the galaxy, shutting down the formation of new stars in the galaxy, and changing the appearance of inner spiral arms and bulges because of the effects of star formation.[citation needed]
Gallery edit
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ALMA explores a Cosmic Jellyfish.[9] -
Runaway Galaxy (12952512944)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Spiral galaxy spills blood and guts". ESA / HUBBLE. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "ESO 137-1". SIMBAD. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ a b "PGC 57532". WikiSky. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ a b "APOD Stripping ESO 137-001". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Chandra.Harvard". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Galaxy Cluster Has Two 'Tails' to Tell". NASA. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "UAH professor watching galaxy he discovered collide with cluster". 10 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "MUSE Reveals True Story Behind Galactic Crash". www.eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "ALMA explores a Cosmic Jellyfish". www.eso.org. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
External links edit
- NASA gallery: ESO 137-001
- Cornell University: The Flying Spaghetti Monster: Impact of magnetic fields on ram pressure stripping in disk galaxies
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