Abell 2597

Coordinates: 23^h 25^m 19.70^s, −12° 07′ 27.07″

Abell 2597
Artist’s concept showing condensing clouds of cold molecular gas around Abell 2597.[1] Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; Dana Berry/SkyWorks; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension	23^h 25^m 19.70^s[2]
Declination	−12° 07′ 27.07″
Redshift	0.0852
Distance (co-moving)	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 groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

Abell 2597 is a galaxy cluster located about a billion light years from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.

See also

• Abell catalogue
• Constellation of Aquarius

References

1. "Black Hole Fed by Cold Intergalactic Deluge". www.eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
2. "Search results for Abell 2597". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. UDS/CNRS. Retrieved 9 June 2016.