Bullet Cluster

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1E_0657-56
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:1E_0657-56
gptkbp:contains two colliding galaxy clusters
gptkbp:discoveredBy Henry E. Holt
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1995
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 3.7 billion light-years
gptkbp:featuredIn numerous scientific publications
gptkbp:gravitationalLensing used to map dark matter distribution
gptkbp:hasComponent main cluster
subcluster (the 'bullet')
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bullet Cluster
gptkbp:imageAvailableFrom gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Carina
gptkbp:mass ~1.5 × 10^15 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor evidence for dark matter
gptkbp:redshift 0.296
gptkbp:shows separation of baryonic matter and dark matter
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:temperature ~70 million Kelvin (X-ray gas)
gptkbp:type merging galaxy cluster
gptkbp:usedAs test of modified gravity theories
gptkbp:XRayEmission hot gas between clusters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1E_0657-56
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7