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SDSS J0900+2234 FG

SDSS J0900+2234 FG is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SDSS J0900+2234 FG rather than just read about it. In short: SDSS J0900+2234 FG is a galaxy cluster located in the direction of the constellation Cancer, at a distance of more than 4.7 billion light-years from Earth, corresponding to a comoving distance of 5.804 billion light-years. The cluster is composed of 28 galaxies.

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Reference excerpt

SDSS J0900+2234 FG is a galaxy cluster located in the direction of the constellation Cancer, at a distance of more than 4.7 billion light-years from Earth, corresponding to a comoving distance of 5.804 billion light-years. The cluster is composed of 28 galaxies. The brightest member is SDSS J090002.64+223404.8, also known as LRG-4-606, where LRG stands for Luminous Red Galaxy, a class of galaxies cataloged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. These are typically massive elliptical galaxies composed predominantly of old stellar populations. Around LRG-4-606, a gravitational lensing phenomenon is observed in the form of an incomplete ring, representing a distant background galaxy, SDSS J0900+2234 BG. The background galaxy has a redshift of z = 2.03, and is located at a light-travel distance of 10.088 billion light-years (comoving distance: 16.777 billion light-years). Its image is magnified and distorted by the gravitational field of the foreground cluster. Images of this phenomenon were captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2011.

See also Galaxy cluster Gravitational lens

References

External links "SIMBAD – GMBCG 135.01103+22.56803". "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database – SDSS J0900+2234 FG".

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SDSS J0900+2234 FG

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SDSS J0900+2234 FG ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SDSS J0900+2234 FG

In research: SDSS J0900+2234 FG appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SDSS J0900+2234 FG in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SDSS J0900+2234 FG is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cancer (constellation), Galaxy cluster stubs, Galaxy clusters, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SDSS J0900+2234 FG outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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