SMM J2135-0102 | |
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![]() 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 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 21h 35m 11.60s [1] |
Declination | −01° 02′ 52.0″ [1] |
Redshift | 2.3259 [2] |
Distance | 10 billion |
Other designations | |
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.[ compared to? ] [2]