A massive galaxy cluster: 2XMM J083026+524133
January 25, 2013
The image, taken by the EPIC camera onboard ESA's XMM-Newton observatory, in which the massive galaxy 2XMM J083026+524133 was discovered. This object, seen here to the right of the image, was captured unexpectedly during an observation of a different XMM-Newton target - an active galaxy, seen here as the bright spot in the upper left.
At the time of the discovery 2XMM J083026+524133 was the most massive galaxy cluster that had been found up to that point in the distant Universe.
Copyright: ESA XMM-Newton/EPIC (G. Lamer)
Topics:
Space telescopes, Galaxy clusters, Astronomy, XMMXCS 2215-1738, Galaxy, XMM, 2XMM J083026+524133, XMM-Newton, Spaceflight, European Space Agency, X-ray telescopes, Space, ESA, Epic
