Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
A serendipitous discovery of HI-rich galaxy groups with MeerKAT
26-Mar-2024
Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours
A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, using observations that were less than three hours long Credit: ICRAR
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Four nearby galaxies as part of the set of 49 found by MeerKAT, shown by the white contours. Three of the galaxies are connected together by their gas content. Credit: ICRAR
Example of individual detections of the gas detected by MeerKAT Credit: Credit: ICRAR
The 49ers - the 49 new gas-rich galaxies detected by the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Each detection is shown as coloured contours, Credit: ICRAR
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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2024-03-26
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A serendipitous discovery of HI-rich galaxy groups with MeerKAT
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International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. (2024, March 25). Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GR0NYW8/astronomers-discover-49-new-galaxies-in-under-three-hours.html
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"Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours." Brightsurf News, Mar. 25 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GR0NYW8/astronomers-discover-49-new-galaxies-in-under-three-hours.html.