MACS 2129-1 explained
| MACS 2129-1 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Z: | 2.15 |
| H Radial V: | 244,898 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | ~
(light travel distance)
(present proper distance) |
| Type: | Disc galaxy |
| Appmag V: | 23.8 |
| Constellation Name: | Aquarius |
| Size: | ~50,000 ly (diameter) |
| Names: | [GRM2013] MACS J2129-0741 1 |
MACS 2129-1 is an early universe so-called 'dead' disk galaxy discovered in 2017 by the Hubble Space Telescope from NASA.[2] It lies approximately 10 billion light-years away from Earth (current distance 18 billion light years) .[3] [4] MACS 2129-1 has been described as 'dead' as it has ceased making new stars.
See also
Notes and References
- [GRM2013] MACS2129-1. 2024-10-24.
- Web site: Hubble Captures Massive Dead Disk Galaxy that Challenges Theories of Galaxy Evolution Astronomy hubblesite.org. 2023-10-03. HubbleSite hubblesite.org. 21 June 2017. en-US.
- Web site: Hubble Spots Massive, 'Dead' Disk Galaxy in Early Universe Astronomy Sci-News.com. 2021-01-25. Breaking Science News Sci-News.com. 23 June 2017 . en-US.
- 2017Natur.546..510T . A massive, dead disk galaxy in the early Universe . Toft . Sune . Zabl . Johannes . Richard . Johan . Gallazzi . Anna . Zibetti . Stefano . Prescott . Moire . Grillo . Claudio . Man . Allison W. S. . Lee . Nicholas Y. . Gómez-Guijarro . Carlos . Stockmann . Mikkel . Magdis . Georgios . Steinhardt . Charles L. . Nature . 2017 . 546 . 7659 . 510–513 . 10.1038/nature22388 . 28640271 . 6485677 . 1706.07030 .
