SMM J2135-0102

SMM J2135-0102
Artist’s impression of the distant galaxy SMM J2135-0102 shows large bright clouds a few hundred light-years in size, which are regions of active star formation
Location map
Object typeGalaxy
Other designationsEyelash[1]
Observation data
(Epoch J2000)
ConstellationAquarius
21h 35m 11.60s
Declination−01° 02′ 52.0″
Redshift2.3259
Distance10 billion / 3066
Estimated age10–30Myr
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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.[compared to?][2]

References

  1. ^ "NAME Eyelash". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ Swinbank, A. M.; Smail, I.; Longmore, S.; Harris, A. I.; Baker, A. J.; De Breuck, C.; Richard, J.; Edge, A. C.; Ivison, R. J. (2010-03-21). "Intense star formation within resolved compact regions in a galaxy at z = 2.3". Nature. 464 (7289): 733–736. arXiv:1003.3674. Bibcode:2010Natur.464..733S. doi:10.1038/nature08880. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 20305639. S2CID 4415060.


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