Abell 2667

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The location of Abell 2667 (circled in blue)

Abell 2667 is a galaxy cluster. It is one of the most luminous galaxy clusters in the X-ray waveband known at a redshift about 0.2 and is a well-known gravitational lens.

On 2 March 2007, a team of astronomers reported the detection of the Comet Galaxy in this cluster. [1] This galaxy is being ripped apart by the cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years.

Abell 2667 is similar to many other low-redshift and cool-core galaxy clusters in terms of the cooling processes that happen at its center, which consists of a brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) and a supermassive black hole (SMBH).[2]

Abell 2667 acts as an intense gravitational telescope, lensing red-shifted galaxies behind it.[3] Although the warped galaxies may appear to be part of this galaxy cluster, they are in fact significantly more distant.[4]

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