| ESO 137-001 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000[2] epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum Australe[3] |
| Right ascension | 16h 13m 27.305s[2] |
| Declination | −60° 45′ 50.59″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.015565[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4630 ± 58 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 220 million ly[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc[2] |
| Size | 100,000 ly [5] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.23′ × 0.55′[3] |
| Notable features | Trail of gas |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 137-001, ESO 137-1, ESO-LV 137-0010, PGC 57532 | |
ESO 137-001, also known as the Jellyfish Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located in the constellation Triangulum Australe and in the cluster Abell 3627.[6] As the galaxy moves to the center of the cluster at 1900 km/s,[4] it is stripped by hot gas, thus creating a 260,000 light-year long tail.[6] This is called ram pressure stripping.[5] The intergalactic gas in Abell 3627 is at 100 million Kelvin, which causes star formation in the tails.[5][6]
- ^ "Spiral galaxy spills blood and guts". ESA / HUBBLE. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "ESO 137-1". SIMBAD. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ a b "PGC 57532". WikiSky. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ a b "APOD Stripping ESO 137-001". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Chandra.Harvard". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Galaxy Cluster Has Two 'Tails' to Tell". NASA. Retrieved 27 October 2010.