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語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]

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哈勃太空望遠鏡拍攝的星系團MCS J0416.1–2403。

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