Arc in infrared light (Hubble)
The distant galaxy, dubbed A1689-zD1, appears as a greyish-white smudge in the close-up view taken with Hubble's NICMOS. The galaxy is brimming with star birth. Hubble and Spitzer worked together to show that it is one of the youngest and likely the most distant galaxies ever discovered. Astronomers estimate that the galaxy is 13 billion light-years away. Abell 1689 is 2.2 billion light-years away.
Credit:NASA; ESA; L. Bradley (Johns Hopkins University); R. Bouwens (University of California, Santa Cruz); H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University); and G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0805f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 12 February 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0805 |
| Size: | 726 x 726 px |
About the Object
| Name: | A1689-zD1, Abell 1689 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=7.6 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 11 29.94 |
| Position (Dec): | -1° 19' 18.67" |
| Field of view: | 0.20 x 0.20 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 114.0° right of vertical |
View in ESASky:
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |