Comet Galaxy
| Comet Galaxy | |
|---|---|
The Comet Galaxy, as taken by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 23h 51m 44.03s |
| Declination | −26° 03′ 59.6″ |
| Redshift | 0.2265 |
| Distance | 3.2 billion light-years |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 18.7 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dIrr |
| Mass | (stellar) 3.8×108 M☉ |
| Size | 600,000 ly (180,000 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| 2dFGRS TGS132Z144, EQ J235144-260358, LEDA 3234374, | |
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.