MRC 2011−298
| MRC 2011−298 | |
|---|---|
MRC 2011−298 taken by Pan-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 20h 14m 18.86s |
| Declination | −29° 42′ 36.02″ |
| Redshift | 0.136620 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 40,958 km/s |
| Distance | 2.115 Gly (648.5 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Abell 3670 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.229 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.303 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E |
| Notable features | Radio galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| PMN J2014−2942, PGC 726073, NVSS J201418−294234, TXS 2011−298, 2MASX J20141866−2942364 | |
MRC 2011−298 is an elliptical galaxy with an active galactic nucleus, located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is located 2.1 billion light-years away from Earth. MRC 2011−298 is the brightest cluster galaxy in the galaxy cluster, Abell 3670 and classified as a dumbbell galaxy, an optical system with two galactic nuclei separated by 7″, corresponding to ≃17 kpc according to the adopted cosmology, with similar magnitude and a common stellar halo. The galaxy is known to have an ellipticity of ε = 0.28 and a position angle of PA = 24° that is measured from north to east.