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Comet Galaxy | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 23h 51m 44.03s[1] |
Declination | −26° 03′ 59.6″[1] |
Redshift | 0.2265[1] |
Distance | 3.2 billion light-years |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 18.7 |
Characteristics | |
Type | dIrr[2] |
Mass | (stellar) 3.8×108[2] M☉ |
Size | 600,000 ly (180,000 pc) |
Other designations | |
2dFGRS TGS132Z144, EQ J235144-260358,[3] LEDA 3234374,[citation needed] |
The Comet Galaxy, a spiral galaxy located 3.2 billion light-years from Earth, in the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, was found with the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy has slightly more mass than our Milky Way. It was detected on 2 March 2007.[1]