Astronomy:BDF-521
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| BDF-521 | |
|---|---|
 BDF-521 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope F125W filter. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Right ascension | 22h 27m 46.66s |
| Declination | −35° 07′ 07.7″ |
| Redshift | 7.008[1] |
| Distance | 12.9 billion light-years (light travel distance) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 28 |
| Other designations | |
| CFP2010 BDF 521 | |
BDF-521 is a distant galaxy with a redshift of z = 7.008, corresponding to a distance traveled by light to come down to Earth of 12.89 billion light years.
References
- ↑ Vanzella, E.; Pentericci, L.; Fontana, A.; Grazian, A.; Castellano, M.; Boutsia, K.; Cristiani, S.; Dickinson, M. et al. (2011). "Spectroscopic Confirmation of Two Lyman Break Galaxies at Redshift Beyond 7". The Astrophysical Journal 730 (2): L35. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/730/2/L35. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...730L..35V.
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