9Spitch
| 9Spitch | |
|---|---|
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 09m 41.27s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 15′ 58.48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.202±0.00006[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 249.1 ± 17.7 km/s (154.8 ± 11.0 mi/s)[1] |
| Distance | 2 and 10 Gly (610 and 3,070 Mpc)[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ASW0009io9, SDSS J020941.27+001558.4, 2MASX 02094125+0015587 | |
9Spitch, officially designated ASW0009io9,[3] is a gravitationally lensed system of two galaxies.[2] The nearer galaxy is approximately 2 billion light-years (610 Mpc) from Earth, while the lensed galaxy is 10 billion light-years (3.1 Gpc) distant.[2] It was discovered in January 2014 by Zbigniew "Zbish" Chetnik, an amateur astronomer from Northamptonshire, England,[2] while classifying images on the website Spacewarps.org.[3] The discovery was announced on the BBC television programme Stargazing Live.[2][3]
The term Spitch comes from Chetnik's nickname Zbish, after a BBC producer misheard his nickname. Stargazing Live host Brian Cox supported the name 9Spitch over other suggestions as it would "highlight amateur astronomy".[2]
References
External links
- ASW0009io9 record at Spacewarps.org
- 9Spitch on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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