RX J1532.9+3021 explained

RX J1532.9+3021
Epoch:J2000.0
Constellation:Corona Borealis
Brightest Member:LEDA 1900245
Redshift:0.362000
Distance:3.9 billion light-years
Notes:One of the largest black holes discovered so far inside a galaxy cluster
Names:MACS J1532.9+3021, MCS J1532.8+3021, CIG J1532+3021
Richness:1

RX J1532.9+3021 is a galaxy cluster located in the constellation of Corona Borealis. It has a velocity of 103,539 ± 8 kilometers per second, equivalent to a Hubble distance of 1,527.1 ± 106.9 megaparsecs or 3.9 billion light years.[1] It is classfied one of the massive and strongest X-ray bright cool clusters in the universe[2] [3] at redshift z = 0.362.[4] The luminosity of the cluster is estimated to be 6 x 1045 ergs-1.[5] According to a study published in 2013, a mini radio halo is seen surrounding the cluster.[6] [7]

LEDA 1900245

The elliptical galaxy LEDA 1900245, is the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) of RX J1532.9+3021. It has a dimension of around 120.56 kpc (~393,000 light-years) and is a LINER galaxy, meaning a galaxy whose nucleus contains an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weak ion atoms.[8] First noted as a radio source back in 1990,[9] the galaxy is classified as a blazar[10] producing extensive amounts of star formation[11] that is similar to other BCGs, such as the Phoenix Cluster and in NGC 1275. It is also known to host a large amount of molecular gas with ultraviolet filaments.[12]

Observations by Chandra Space Telescope found out, LEDA 1900245 hosts one of the powerful and most massive black holes measuring 10 billion solar masses. According to X-ray images, the galaxy shows two large X-ray cavities or bubbles of emitted hot gas. Each of the cavities measures 100,000 light-years across and are causing shock fronts to release most energy. The amount of energy released would then cause more hot gas to be generated, thus hampering any efforts in producing any new stars in the galaxy.[13] [14]

Gravitational lensed supernova

A gravitational lensed supernova was discovered in early 2012 behind RX J1532.9+3021. Known as SN CLN12Did, the supernova was located at redshift z = 0.851, with its host being an early-type possible elliptical galaxy.[15]

See also

References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database results for RX J1532.9+3021 . 2024-08-29 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  2. Ehlert . S. . Allen . S. W. . Brandt . W. N. . Xue . Y. Q. . Luo . B. . von der Linden . A. . Mantz . A. . Morris . R. G. . 2013-02-01 . X-ray bright active galactic nuclei in massive galaxy clusters – I. Number counts and spatial distribution . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . en . 428 . 4 . 3509–3525 . 10.1093/mnras/sts288 . 0035-8711 . free. 1209.2132 .
  3. Hlavacek-Larrondo . J. . Allen . S. W. . Taylor . G. B. . Fabian . A. C. . Canning . R. E. A. . Werner . N. . Sanders . J. S. . Grimes . C. K. . Ehlert . S. . von der Linden . A. . 2013-10-24 . Probing the Extreme Realm of Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback in the Massive Galaxy Cluster, Rx J1532.9+3021 . The Astrophysical Journal . 777 . 2 . 163 . 10.1088/0004-637X/777/2/163 . 1306.0907 . 2013ApJ...777..163H . 0004-637X.
  4. Biava . N. . Bonafede . A. . Gastaldello . F. . Botteon . A. . Brienza . M. . Shimwell . T. W. . Brunetti . G. . Bruno . L. . Rajpurohit . K. . Riseley . C. J. . van Weeren . R. J. . Rossetti . M. . Cassano . R. . De Gasperin . F. . Drabent . A. . June 2024 . First evidence of a connection between cluster-scale diffuse radio emission in cool-core galaxy clusters and sloshing features . Astronomy & Astrophysics . 686 . A82 . 10.1051/0004-6361/202348045 . 2403.09802 . 2024A&A...686A..82B . 0004-6361.
  5. Fabian . A C . Sanders . J S . Ferland . G J . McNamara . B R . Pinto . C . Walker . S A . 2023-02-15 . Hidden Cooling Flows in clusters of Galaxies II: a wider sample . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 521 . 2 . 1794–1807 . 10.1093/mnras/stad507 . free . 0035-8711. 2211.13971 .
  6. Kale . R. . Venturi . T. . Giacintucci . S. . Dallacasa . D. . Cassano . R. . Brunetti . G. . Macario . G. . Athreya . R. . 2013-09-01 . The Extended GMRT Radio Halo Survey - I. New upper limits on radio halos and mini-halos . Astronomy & Astrophysics . en . 557 . A99 . 10.1051/0004-6361/201321515 . 1306.3102 . 2013A&A...557A..99K . 0004-6361.
  7. Hlavacek-Larrondo . J. . Allen . S. W. . Taylor . G. B. . Fabian . A. C. . Canning . R. E. A. . Werner . N. . Sanders . J. S. . Grimes . C. K. . Ehlert . S. . von der Linden . A. . 2013-10-24 . Probing the extreme realm of AGN feedback in the massive galaxy cluster, RX J1532.9+3021 . The Astrophysical Journal . 777 . 2 . 163 . 10.1088/0004-637X/777/2/163 . 1306.0907 . 2013ApJ...777..163H . 0004-637X.
  8. Web site: NED Search Results for LEDA 1900245 . 2024-08-29 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  9. Langston . Glen I. . Heflin . Michael B. . Conner . Sam R. . Lehar . Joseph . Carilli . Chris L. . Burke . Bernard F. . 1990-03-01 . The Second MIT--Green Bank 5 GHz Survey . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 72 . 621 . 10.1086/191427 . 1990ApJS...72..621L . 0067-0049.
  10. Somboonpanyakul . T. . McDonald . M. . Noble . A. . Aguena . M. . Allam . S. . Amon . A. . Andrade-Oliveira . F. . Bacon . D. . Bayliss . M. B. . Bertin . E. . Bhargava . S. . Brooks . D. . Buckley-Geer . E. . Burke . D. L. . Calzadilla . M. . March 2022 . The Evolution of AGN Activity in Brightest Cluster Galaxies . The Astronomical Journal . en . 163 . 4 . 146 . 10.3847/1538-3881/ac5030 . free . 2201.08398 . 2022AJ....163..146S . 1538-3881.
  11. Castignani . G. . Radovich . M. . Combes . F. . Salomé . P. . Maturi . M. . Moscardini . L. . Bardelli . S. . Giocoli . C. . Lesci . G. . Marulli . F. . Puddu . E. . Sereno . M. . 2022-11-01 . Star-forming and gas-rich brightest cluster galaxies at z ∼ 0.4 in the Kilo-Degree Survey . Astronomy and Astrophysics . 667 . A52 . 10.1051/0004-6361/202243689 . 2207.12073 . 2022A&A...667A..52C . 0004-6361.
  12. Donahue . Megan . Connor . Thomas . Voit . G. Mark . Postman . Marc . 2017-01-31 . Observations of Lyα and O vi: Signatures of Cooling and Star Formation in a Massive Central Cluster Galaxy . The Astrophysical Journal . 835 . 2 . 216 . 10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/216 . free . 1612.08297 . 2017ApJ...835..216D . 0004-637X.
  13. Web site: RX J1532.9+3021: Extreme Power of the Black Hole Revealed . Chandra X-ray Observatory.
  14. Web site: Howell . Elizabeth . 2014-01-23 . Black Hole Steals Gas From Trillions Of Stars . 2024-08-29 . Universe Today . en-US.
  15. Patel . Brandon . McCully . Curtis . Jha . Saurabh W. . Rodney . Steven A. . Jones . David O. . Graur . Or . Merten . Julian . Zitrin . Adi . Riess . Adam G. . Matheson . Thomas . Sako . Masao . Holoien . Thomas W.-S. . Postman . Marc . Coe . Dan . Bartelmann . Matthias . 2014-04-09 . Three Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae Behind Clash Galaxy Clusters . The Astrophysical Journal . 786 . 1 . 9 . 10.1088/0004-637x/786/1/9 . 1312.0943 . 2014ApJ...786....9P . 0004-637X.

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