SPT-CL J2106-5844
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SPT-CLJ2106-5844 is the galaxy cluster located 7.5 billion light years from Earth. It was discovered by scientists from the South Pole Telescope Collaboration, using the South Pole Telescope. With a weight of about 1.27 × 1015 solar masses, it's the most massive distant object known. It is about 60% heavier than previously known object detected in 2008, SPT-CL J0546-5345.[1][2]
The cluster has a redshift of z=1.132.[3]
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| Preceded by | Most massive distant (z~>=1) galaxy cluster 2011 – |
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