SPT-CL J0546-5345

one of the most massive galaxy clusters ever found in the early universe

SPT-CL J0546-5345[1] [2] [3] [4] is a very massive galaxy cluster, it is one of the most massive galaxy clusters ever found in the early universe. The cluster is thought to be located 7 billion light years away. It was discovered at the South Pole Telescope in 2008 by the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-Effect. The cluster has a redshift of z = 1.067. Follow-up studies using the Spitzer, Chandra, and optical telescopes allowed to identify cluster members and to measure the redshift. Using the velocity dispersion, the mass of the cluster has been estimated to 1015 solar masses.

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  1. M. Brodwin; et al. (2010). "SPT-CL J0546-5345: A Massive z>1 Galaxy Cluster Selected Via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect with the South Pole Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal. 721 (1): 90–97. arXiv:1006.5639. Bibcode:2010ApJ...721...90B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/721/1/90. S2CID 54988474.
  2. K. Vanderlinde; et al. (2010). "Galaxy Clusters Selected with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect from 2008 South Pole Telescope Observations". The Astrophysical Journal. 722 (2): 1180–1196. arXiv:1003.0003. Bibcode:2010ApJ...722.1180V. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/722/2/1180. S2CID 119206180.
  3. F. W. High; et al. (2010). "Optical Redshift and Richness Estimates for Galaxy Clusters Selected with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect from 2008 South Pole Telescope Observations". The Astrophysical Journal. 723 (2): 1736–1747. arXiv:1003.0005. Bibcode:2010ApJ...723.1736H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/723/2/1736. S2CID 119189086.
  4. K. Andersson; et al. (2011). "X-ray Properties of the First SZE-selected Galaxy Cluster Sample from the South Pole Telescope" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal. 738 (1): 48. arXiv:1006.3068. Bibcode:2011ApJ...738...48A. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/738/1/48. hdl:1721.1/96774. S2CID 31168807.