Astronomy:HFLS3

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Draco
HFLS 3
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 17h 06m 47.8s[1]
Declination+58° 46′ 23″[1]
Redshift6.34[1]
Helio radial velocity288866 km/s[1]
Distance12.8 billion light-years (4.0 billion parsecs)
(light travel distance)
28 billion light-years (8.6 billion parsecs)
(present proper distance)
Characteristics
Mass2.7×1011[2] M
Number of stars35 billion (3.5×1010)
Notable featuresInteracting galaxies
Other designations
1HERMES S350 J170647.8+584623,[1] [RCP2021] HFLS3

HFLS3 is the name for a distant galaxy at z = 6.34 (i.e. 12.8 billion light-years), originating about 880 million years after the Big Bang.[2] Its discovery was announced on 18 April 2013 as an exceptional starburst galaxy producing nearly 3,000 solar masses of stars a year.[2] It was found using the far-infrared-capable Herschel Space Telescope.[2] The galaxy was estimated to have 35 billion stars.[3] It is 10–30 times the mass of other known galaxies at such an early time in the universe.

HFLS3 was subjected to a follow-up campaign by other telescopes due to its high redness. It was found in the HerMES campaign, which also found other very red sources.[4]

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