MACS J0416.1-2403

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MACS J0416.1–2403
J0416.1-2403,[1] MACS J0416-2403, MACS 0416.1-2403, MACS 0416-2403, 1RXS J041609.9-240358[1]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

MACS J0416.1-2403 or MACS0416 abbreviated, is a

gravitational lensing of distant galaxies producing multiple images.[5][6] Based on the distribution of the multiple image copies, scientists have been able to deduce and map the distribution of dark matter.[7][8] The images, released in 2014,[9] were used in the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH) to help scientists peer back in time at the early Universe and to discover the distribution of dark matter.[10]

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  • MACS J0416.1-2403 contains a significant amount of dark matter, which leaves a detectable imprint in visible light by distorting the images of background galaxies.[11]
    MACS J0416.1-2403 contains a significant amount of dark matter, which leaves a detectable imprint in visible light by distorting the images of background galaxies.[11]
  • Very massive cluster of galaxies, MACS0416.1-2403, located roughly 4 billion light-years away.[12]
    Very massive cluster of galaxies, MACS0416.1-2403, located roughly 4 billion light-years away.[12]
  • Galaxy cluster MACS J0416.1–2403 is one of six being studied by the Hubble Frontier Fields programme.[13]
    Galaxy cluster MACS J0416.1–2403 is one of six being studied by the Hubble Frontier Fields programme.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Object No. 1 - MACS J0416.1-2403". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.
  2. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2425
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  3. S2CID 118744581
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  4. S2CID 15324781
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  5. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2660
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  6. ^ "New mass map of a distant galaxy cluster is the most precise yet". 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. doi:10.1126/science.aal0847
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  8. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw3385
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  9. ^ "New mass map of a distant galaxy cluster is the most precise yet". 24 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH)". 23 June 2017.
  11. ^ "A cosmic kaleidoscope". Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Faint Compact Galaxy in the Early Universe". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Hubble Frontier Fields view of MACSJ0416.1–2403". Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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