MACS J0416.1-2403是一個紅移值 z=0.397 的星系團,位於波江座[1]。200 kpc範圍內質量為太陽的160兆倍。如果它的半徑是950 kpc,總質量則是太陽的1.15 x 1015[2]。該星系團由大質量星系團巡天英语MAssive Cluster Survey發現(Massive Cluster Survey, MACS)[3][4]。該星系團可使位於它後方遠處的星系產生重力透鏡效應,使一個星系產生多個影像[5][6]

哈勃空间望远镜拍攝的星系團MCS J0416.1–2403。

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  1. ^ Colour image of galaxy cluster MCS J0416.1–2403. ESA/Hubble. 24 July 2014 [6 September 2015]. (原始内容存档于2020-10-25). 
  2. ^ Jauzac, Mathilde; Eric Jullo; Dominique Eckert; Harald Ebeling; Johan Richard; Marceau Limousin; et al. Hubble Frontier Fields: The Geometry and Dynamics of the Massive Galaxy Cluster Merger MACSJ0416.1-2403. arXiv. 23 June 2014 [25 July 2014]. (原始内容存档于2019-09-30). 
  3. ^ Mann, Andrew; Harald Ebeling. X-ray-optical classification of cluster mergers and the evolution of the cluster merger fraction. March 2012 [2015-09-06]. (原始内容存档于2018-08-08). 
  4. ^ Ebeling, Harald; Alastair Edge; J. Patrick Henry. MACS: A Quest for the Most Massive Galaxy Clusters in the Universe. June 2001 [3 February 2015]. (原始内容存档于2019-03-30). 
  5. ^ Diego, Jose M. Free Form Lensing Implications for the Collision of Dark Matter and Gas in the Frontier Fields Cluster MACSJ0416.1-2403. 4 June 2014 [2015-09-06]. (原始内容存档于2018-08-08). 
  6. ^ New mass map of a distant galaxy cluster is the most precise yet. 24 July 2014 [25 July 2014]. (原始内容存档于2019-08-24).