Discovery of Strong Lensing by an Elliptical Galaxy at z = 0.0345
Discovery of Strong Lensing by an Elliptical Galaxy at z = 0.0345
We have discovered strong gravitational lensing by the galaxy ESO 325-G004, in images obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope. The lens galaxy is a boxy group-dominant elliptical at z = 0.0345, making this the closest known galaxy-scale lensing system. The lensed object is very …