MS 1512-cB58 is a galaxy in the Boötes constellation. It is a starburst galaxy that is being strongly gravitationally lensed, magnifying its apparent size by 30−50 times.[4][5]
| MS 1512-cB58 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 15h 14m 22.2751s[1] |
| Declination | +36° 36′ 25.674″[1] |
| Redshift | 2.7233 ± 0.0005[2] |
| Distance | 11.2 billion light years (light travel distance) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 20.31[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb-Sc[3] |
| Notable features | cD galaxy of the cluster ClG 1512+36 |
| Other designations | |
| CNOC MS 1512 101094, FIRST J151422.4+363620, Galaxy 1512-cB58, Galaxy cB 58, Galaxy cB58, MS 1512-cB58, RGB J1514+366, RX J1514.4+3636, SHV2006 1259 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Andrei, A. H.; et al. (October 2009), "The large quasar reference frame (LQRF). An optical representation of the ICRS", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 505 (1): 385–404, arXiv:0907.2403, Bibcode:2009A&A...505..385A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912041, S2CID 16004797.
- ^ Yee, H. K. C.; et al. (May 1996), "A Proto-Galaxy Candidate at z=2.7 Discovered by its Young Stellar Population", Astronomical Journal, 111: 1783, arXiv:astro-ph/9602121, Bibcode:1996AJ....111.1783Y, doi:10.1086/117916, S2CID 1421568.
- ^ a b "NED results for object MS 1512-cB58", NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, NASA, retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ Teplitz, Harry I.; et al. (2004), "The Counterarc to MS 1512-cB58 and a Companion Galaxy", The Astrophysical Journal, 608 (1): 36–41, arXiv:astro-ph/0402519, Bibcode:2004ApJ...608...36T, doi:10.1086/420689, S2CID 6061678.
- ^ Pettini, Max; et al. (2000), "The Ultraviolet Spectrum of MS 1512-CB58: An Insight into Lyman-Break Galaxies", The Astrophysical Journal, 528 (1): 96–107, arXiv:astro-ph/9908007, Bibcode:2000ApJ...528...96P, doi:10.1086/308176, S2CID 16731027.
External links
edit- FIRST J151422.4+363620
- O mais jovem enxame de protogaláxias?
- MS 1512 +36-cB58
- www.aanda.org/[permanent dead link]
- Image MS 1512 +36-cB58
- hera.ph1.uni-koeln.de
- SIMBAD
- UVES Investigates the Environment of a Very Remote Galaxy
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