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Abell 2667
Abell 2667
	Abell 2667 from Hubble Space Telescope. Comet Galaxy is top-left (blue).
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)	Sculptor
Right ascension	23h 51m 42s
Declination	−26° 00′ 00″
Richness class	3
Bautz–Morgan classification	I
Redshift	0.23000
Distance	927 Mpc (3,023 Mly) h−1; 0.705
	See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 2667 is a galaxy cluster. It is one of the most luminous galaxy clusters in the X-ray waveband known at a redshift about 0.2.

The location of Abell 2667 (circled in blue)

This cluster is also a well-known gravitational lens.

On 2 March 2007, a team of astronomers reported the detection of the Comet Galaxy in this cluster. ^[4] This galaxy is being ripped apart by the cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "HEASARC Browse". Result for Abell 2667. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
^ ^a ^b Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049.
^ ^a ^b "NED results for object ABELL 2667". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ Cortese, L; Marcillac, D; Richard, J; Bravo-Alfaro, H; Kneib, J. -P; Rieke, G; Covone, G; Egami, E; Rigby, J; Czoske, O; Davies, J (2007). "The strong transformation of spiral galaxies infalling into massive clusters at z ~ 0.2". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 376 (1): 157–172. arXiv:astro-ph/0703012. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.376..157C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11369.x. S2CID 17152868.

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Hubble Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Illusion and Evolution in Galaxy Cluster Abell 2667 (5 March 2007)
ESA news

[abell-1] "HEASARC Browse". Result for Abell 2667. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

[ACO-2] Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049.

[NED-3] "NED results for object ABELL 2667". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 17, 2012.

[cort-4] Cortese, L; Marcillac, D; Richard, J; Bravo-Alfaro, H; Kneib, J. -P; Rieke, G; Covone, G; Egami, E; Rigby, J; Czoske, O; Davies, J (2007). "The strong transformation of spiral galaxies infalling into massive clusters at z ~ 0.2". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 376 (1): 157–172. arXiv:astro-ph/0703012. Bibcode:2007MNRAS.376..157C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11369.x. S2CID 17152868.

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Abell 2667
Abell 2667 from Hubble Space Telescope. Comet Galaxy is top-left (blue).
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)	Sculptor
Right ascension	23^h 51^m 42^s^[1]
Declination	−26° 00′ 00″^[1]
Richness class	3^[2]
Bautz–Morgan classification	I ^[2]
Redshift	0.23000^[3]
Distance	927 Mpc (3,023 Mly) h⁻¹ _0.705^[3]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters