GNz7q in the Hubble GOODS-North field
An international team of astronomers using archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and other space- and ground-based observatories have discovered a unique object in the distant, early Universe that is a crucial link between young star-forming galaxies and the earliest supermassive black holes. This object is the first of its kind to be discovered so early in the Universe’s history, and had been lurking unnoticed in one of the best-studied areas of the night sky.
The object, which is referred to as GNz7q, is shown here in the centre of the cutout from the Hubble GOODS-North field.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic2204c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 13 April 2022, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2204 |
| Size: | 2262 x 2144 px |
About the Object
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Cosmology |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 36 16.85 |
| Position (Dec): | 62° 12' 31.98" |
| Field of view: | 1.88 x 1.79 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical i | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Long pass | 850 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared Y | 1.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared JH | 1.4 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |