Discovery of a Large Gravitational Arc in the X-ray Cluster A2280

Details Discovery of a Large Gravitational Arc in the X-ray Cluster A2280 Discovery of a Large Gravitational Arc in the X-ray Cluster A2280

1995-06-30

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9506145v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages

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This Letter presents the serendipitous discovery of a large arc in an X-ray selected cluster detected in the Rosat North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) survey. The cluster, associated with Abell 2280, is identified as the optical counterpart of the X-ray source RXJ 1743.5+6341. This object is a medium--distant z=0.326 and luminous (L_(0.5-2 kev) = 5.06x10**44 erg/s) cluster dominated by a central bright galaxy. The arc is located ~ 14 arcsec to the North-West of the cD and it is detected in the R and I bands but not in the B band. Photometric and spectroscopic observations of the cluster and of the arc are presented. Other similar discoveries in the course of imaging and spectroscopic surveys of Rosat are expected in the future.

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