Hubble Finds the Most Distant Star Ever Seen
With this observation, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the Universe’s birth in the Big Bang (at a redshift of 6.2) — the most distant individual star ever seen. This sets up a major target for the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in its first year.
Credit:NASA, ESA, B. Welch (JHU), D. Coe (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)
About the Image
| Id: | heic2203a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 March 2022, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2203 |
| Related science announcements: | sci22004 |
| Size: | 3816 x 4757 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Distant Star |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 37 25.12 |
| Position (Dec): | -8° 27' 21.62" |
| Field of view: | 1.91 x 2.38 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 15.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared Y | 1.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared YJ | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |