SMM J2135-0102

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SMM J2135-0102
Galaxy SMM J2135-0102.jpg
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NAME Eyelash". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. 1 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.