# PGC 1470080

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Galaxy in the constellation Boötes

PGC 1470080 Hubble Space Telescope image of PGC 1470080 Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) Constellation Boötes Right ascension 14h 38m 45.035s Declination +14d 54m 12.56s Redshift 0.237274 Heliocentric radial velocity 71,133 km/s Distance 3.010 Gly (922.87 Mpc) Surface brightness 17.5 mag Characteristics Type BrCLG Size 571,000 ly Other designations LEDA 1470080, 2MASX J14384504+1454128, SDSSCGB 05343.01, WHL J143845.0+145412 BCG, 2MASS J14384502+1454125, SDSS J143845.03+145412.5

**PGC 1470080** is a type E[1] [elliptical galaxy](/source/Elliptical_galaxy) located in the [Boötes](/source/Bo%C3%B6tes) constellation.[2] It is located 3 billion [light-years](/source/Light-year) away from the [Solar System](/source/Solar_System) and has a [diameter](/source/Diameter) of 571,000 light-years,[3] making it a [type-cD galaxy](/source/Type-cD_galaxy) and one of the [largest](/source/List_of_largest_galaxies).

## Characteristics

It is the [brightest cluster galaxy](/source/Brightest_cluster_galaxy) of the [galaxy cluster](/source/Galaxy_cluster), WHL J143845.0+145412.[4] The galaxy acts as a [gravitational lens](/source/Gravitational_lens) for a much more distant [spiral galaxy](/source/Spiral_galaxy) which is called SGAS J143845+145407.[2][5] This creates a mirror image of the galaxy thus creating a masterpiece.[5]

Such of this phenomenon occurs, when a massive [celestial body](/source/Astronomical_object) such as a [galaxy cluster](/source/Galaxy_cluster) which creates sufficient [curvature of spacetime](/source/General_relativity) for the path of light to be bent by the lens.[5][6] This creates multiple images of the original galaxy which as seen, the background object appears as a distorted arc or a ring.[5]

This observation takes advantage of gravitational lensing to peer through early universe galaxies. It helps to reveal details of distant galaxies that is unobtainable and allowing [astronomers](/source/Astronomer) to determine [star formation](/source/Star_formation) in such early galaxies.[5] Not to mention, it gives [scientists](/source/Scientist) a better insight on how [evolution of galaxies](/source/Galaxy_formation_and_evolution) have unfolded.[5] By using gravitational lensing is also a very useful tool which contributes significant new results in areas as different as the [cosmological distance scale](/source/Cosmic_distance_ladder), [dark matter](/source/Dark_matter) in halos and [galaxy structures](/source/Galaxy_filament).[7]

According to the [Hubble](/source/Hubble_Space_Telescope) image of PGC 1470080, it is shown to be a peculiar [lenticular galaxy](/source/Lenticular_galaxy) rather than an elliptical galaxy as expected.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["HyperLeda -object description"](http://atlas.obs-hp.fr/hyperleda/ledacat.cgi?o=PGC%201470080). *atlas.obs-hp.fr*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) ["Miscellaneous Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects"](https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/pgc1x.htm). *cseligman.com*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Your NED Search Results"](https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=3332105&objname=1&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1). *ned.ipac.caltech.edu*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["NED Search Results for WHL J143845.0+145412"](https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=179538584&objname=2&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1). *ned.ipac.caltech.edu*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:1_5-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:1_5-5) information@eso.org. ["Lens Flair"](https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw2229a/). *www.spacetelescope.org*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gravitational Lensing | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian"](https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/research/topic/gravitational-lensing). *www.cfa.harvard.edu*. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Wambsganss, Joachim (1998). ["Gravitational Lensing in Astronomy"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5567250). *Living Reviews in Relativity*. **1** (1) 12. [arXiv](/source/ArXiv_(identifier)):[astro-ph/9812021](https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9812021). [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1998LRR.....1...12W](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998LRR.....1...12W). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.12942/lrr-1998-12](https://doi.org/10.12942%2Flrr-1998-12). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1433-8351](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1433-8351). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [5567250](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5567250). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [28937183](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28937183).

v t e Constellation of Boötes Boötes in Chinese astronomy Boötes Void List of stars in Boötes Stars Bayer α (Arcturus) β (Nekkar) γ (Seginus) δ (Qigong) ε (Izar, Pulcherrima) ζ η (Muphrid) θ ι κ λ (Xuange) μ1 (Alkalurops) μ2 ν1 ν2 ξ ο π ρ (Kalasungsang) σ (Genghe) τ (Tepiamenit) υ φ χ ψ ω Flamsteed 1 2 3 6 (e) 7 9 10 11 12 (d) 13 14 15 18 20 22 (f) 24 (g) 26 31 32 33 34 (Alrumh) 38 (Merga) 39 40 44 (Quadrans) 45 (c) 46 (b) 47 (k) 50 Variable R S T RX ZZ AB BL BP BX BY CE CH CI CN CP CR CX CY (101 Vir) DE EK HN HP HD 118508 118889 122563 125040 125351 (A) 125658 126128 126129 126141 126200 126271 127304 127334 127726 128093 128198 129132 129357 130084 130603 130917 131040 131473 131496 (Arcalís) 132029 132406 132563 134064 134335 135438 135530 135944 141399 Other 2MASS J15031961+2525196 CFBDSIR 1458+10 Gliese 526 HAT-P-4 LHS 2924 PSR J1544+4937 SDSS J1416+1348 SDSS J1433+1011 TVLM 513-46546 WASP-14 WD 1425+540 ZTF J153932.16+502738.8 Exoplanets HAT-P-4b HD 128311 b c HD 132406 b HD 136418 b (Awasis) τ Boötis b TOI-1853 b WASP-14b Star clusters NGC 5466 Galaxies NGC 5008 5248 5251 5416 5490 5500 5504 5508 5514 5523 5529 5532 5533 5535 5539 5541 5544 5545 5548 5557 5559 5562 5579 5582 5591 5601 5603 5609 5613 5614 5615 5624 5629 5630 5641 5642 5653 5665 5676 5681 5682 5683 5698 5714 5722 5752 5753 5754 5755 5772 5778 5784 5790 5820 5821 5829 5837 5857 5875 5876 5886 5888 5896 5929 5930 5966 Numbered I II III Other 3C 295 3C 299 3C 300 3C 303 3C 315 4C 19.44 4C +26.42 7C 1354+2552 Abell 2009 BCG Arp 302 B2 1420+32 B2 1441+26 CEERS-2112 CEERS-93316 CEERS2-588 CLASS B1359+154 Cloverleaf quasar DDO 190 EGS-zs8-1 EGS-z11-R0 EGSY8p7 H1426+428 IC 4397 IC 4461 IC 4462 IC 4481 IC 4516 IRAS 13349+2438 IRAS 14394+5332 IRAS 15206+3342 LEDA 2108986 MACS 1423-z7p64 MACS J1447.4+0827 BCG Maisie's Galaxy Markarian 463 Markarian 471 Markarian 478 MS 1455.0+2232 BCG MS 1512-cB58 NVSS J141343+433945 OQ 172 OQ 530 PG 1411+442 PG 1543+489 PGC 93125 PGC 1470080 PKS 1345+125 PKS 1413+135 QSO B1422+202 RBS 1467 RGZ J145001.5+144747 RGZ J145039.8+441829 SBS 1415+437 SDSS J135646.10+102609.0 SDSS J1430+2303 Teacup galaxy UGC 8669 UGC 9128 UGC 9425 UGC 9684 UGC 9796 ULAS J1342+0928 VV 191 Galaxy clusters Abell 1795 Abell 1991 BoRG-58 IDCS J1426.5+3508 Astronomical events GRB 990123 GRB 080319B SCP 06F6 SN 2003fg SN 2005bc SN 2020tlf Category

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