MACSJ0647.7 + 7015

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MACSJ0647.7 + 7015 enlarged with MACS0647-JD .

MACSJ0647.7 + 7015 is a galaxy cluster with a redshift of z = 0.591. The galaxy cluster is about 1.26 million parsecs away from Earth. The mass is about solar masses . With the help of the gravitational lensing effect of this cluster, the galaxy MACS0647-JD was magnified several times and helped to discover one of the most distant galaxies.

Web links

Commons : MACSJ0647.7 + 7015  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Alexander H. Young, Tony Mroczkowski, Charles Romero, Jack Sayers, Italo Balestra, Tracy E. Clarke, Nicole Czakon, Mark Devlin, Simon R. Dicker, Chiara Ferrari, Marisa Girardi, Sunil Golwala, Huib Intema, Phillip M. Korngut , Brian S. Mason, Amata Mercurio, Mario Nonino, Erik D. Reese, Piero Rosati, Craig Sarazin, Keiichi Umets: MEASUREMENTS OF THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT IN MACS J0647.7 + 7015 AND MACS J1206.2-0847 AT HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION WITH MUSTANG. (pdf) p. 2 , accessed on May 9, 2018 (English).