The "Comet Galaxy" as seen with Hubble
While looking at the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, astronomers found an odd-looking spiral galaxy (shown here in the upper left hand corner of the image) that ploughs through the cluster after being accelerated to at least 3.5 million km/h by the enormous combined gravity of the cluster's dark matter, hot gas and hundreds of galaxies.
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About the Image
| Id: | heic0705a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 March 2007, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0705 |
| Size: | 3260 x 1662 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2667 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.23 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
450 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
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