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Abell 2261 is one of 25 galaxy clusters being studied as part of the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH) program, a major project to build a library of scientific data on lensing clusters.[1]

Abell 2261
Abell 2261
Observation data (Epoch 2000)
Right ascension17h 22m
Declination+32° 08
Redshift0.224
Distance
(co-moving)
909 Mpc (3 Gly) h1
0.70
ICM temperature7.6 ± 0.30 keV
Binding mass2.9 ± 0.5×1014 h1
0.70
 M
X-ray luminosity18.0 ± 0.2 ×1044 erg s−1 (bolometric)
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

It also has the galaxy A2261-BCG (short for Abell 2261 Brightest Cluster Galaxy) which has the one of the largest galaxy cores ever observed.[2]

In January 2021, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope were reported to be unable to locate a supermassive black hole presumed to be at the center of the galaxy.[3] A newer and larger space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, launched in December 2021, may help determine the object's whereabouts, according to the astronomers.[3]


References


  1. "NASA - Monster Galaxy May Have Been Stirred Up By Black-hole Mischief". www.nasa.gov. October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. "Monster Galaxy's Core Is Biggest Ever Seen". www.space.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  3. Overbye, Dennis (19 January 2021). "Missing: One Black Hole With 10 Billion Solar Masses - One of the biggest galaxies in the universe seems to lack its dark centerpiece". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.





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