| SMM J2135-0102 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Redshift: | 2.3259 |
| Dist Ly: | 10 billion |
| Dist Pc: | 3066 |
| Type: | Galaxy |
| Map: | File:Aquarius IAU.svg |
| Age: | 10–30Myr |
| Names: | Eyelash[1] |
SMM-J2135-0102 (also known as the Cosmic Eyelash) is a galaxy discovered using the Large Apex Bolometer Camera (LABOCA) of the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope.
The object was discovered by a group of researchers during an observation session of the galaxy supercluster, MACSJ2135-010217. The cluster causes a gravitational lens effect that amplified SMM-J2135-0102 by 32 times. It was possible to identify four molecular clouds whose solar luminosities were 100 times higher than that of similar regions in the Milky Way. This suggests a process of star formation that is 250 times faster.[2]