Abell 2597

Abell 2597
Artist’s concept showing condensing clouds of cold molecular gas around Abell 2597[1]
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension	23h 25m 19.70s[2]
Declination	−12° 07′ 27.07″
Redshift	0.0852
Distance	307 Mpc (1,001 Mly)
Other designations
ACO 2597, HMS 2323-1224, PSZ1 G065.33-64.85, 1RXS J232519.4-120741, BAX 351.3252-12.1083, 2MAXI J2324-121, RBS 2002, [DBG99] 125, ClG 2322.7-1224, MCXC J2325.3-1207, RXC J2325.3-1207, [F81] 432
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 2597 is a galaxy cluster located about a billion light years from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.^[3] It is a giant elliptical galaxy that is surrounded by a sprawling cluster of other galaxies.^[4] In 2018, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) captured cosmic weather event using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) that has never been seen before - a cluster of towering intergalactic gas clouds raining in on the supermassive black hole at the center of the huge galaxy.^[4][5] The black hole draws in vast store of cold molecular gas and sprays it back again in an ongoing cycle^[6] so that it resembles a gigantic fountain.

Gallery

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  Composite image showing the fountain-like flow of gas.^[7]

See also

• Abell catalogue
• Constellation of Aquarius

References

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