Comet Galaxy
(PGC 3234374)
(unique spiral galaxy in cluster Abell 2667)
Comet Galaxy is a nickname given to PGC 3234374,
a spiral galaxy 3.2 billion light-years from here, in the
constellation Sculptor, observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) within the
galaxy cluster Abell 2667.
The galaxy's nickname was inspired by its extended tail with young
stars, which makes it of research interest.
(galaxy,spiral)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Galaxy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abell_2667
https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2007/12/2077-Image.html
https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/image/sig07-004-comet-galaxy-in-abell-2667
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007MNRAS.376..157C/abstract
http://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=2dFGRS+TGS132Z144
http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=PGC%203234374
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .23 | 870Mpc | 2.85Gly | | Comet Galaxy |
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| Coordinates: | PGC 3234374
J235144.03-260359.6 |
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