MACS1149-JD1
| MACS1149-JD | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 49m 33.6s |
| Declination | +22° 24′ 46″ |
| Redshift | 9.6 |
| Distance | 13.2 billion light-years (light travel distance) |
| Group or cluster | MACS J1149+2223 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 26.8 |
| Other designations | |
| PCB2012 3020 | |
MACS1149-JD (also known as PCB2012 3020) is a one the farthest known galaxies from Earth and is at redshift of about z=9.6[1] or 13.2 billion light-years away. It is 1 percent of the Milky Way's mass.
See also
References
- ^ W. Zheng et al., A highly magnified candidate for a young galaxy seen when the Universe was 500 Myrs old, http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.2305