CGCG 049-033
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| CGCG 049-033 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of CGCG 049-033 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 11m 31.4s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 15′ 07″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.04483[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 13139 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 675.2 Mly (207.01 Mpc)[2] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 2040[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.98[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.597′ × 0.537′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54213, 2MASX J15113138+0715068[1] | |
CGCG 049-033 is an elliptical galaxy, located some 680 million light-years from Earth,[2] in the constellation of Serpens. It is the central galaxy (BCG) of the galaxy cluster Abell 2040.[3]
CGCG 049-033 is known for having the longest galactic jet ever discovered. The beam is about 1.5 million light-years long and was discovered in December 2007.[4][5][6] The spectrum of the galaxy suggests a supermassive black hole with a mass of 2×109 M☉.[3]
