GN-z9-1 in the GOODS-N field

Esahubble_opo1405d_1024

esahubble_opo1405d January 8th, 2014

Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz; Yale University), R. Bouwens and I. Labbé (Leiden University), and the Science Team

This image shows an ultra-bright young galaxy known as GN-z9-1, discovered in the Hubble GOODS North field (Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey). Researchers found four unusually red objects, including GN-z9-1, that appear as they existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. They appear red because their light has been stretched to longer infrared wavelengths by the expansion of the Universe. These extremely compact and bright galaxies present a puzzle to researchers because they are much more luminous than anything previously seen at such an early epoch. The young galaxies are bright because they are forming stars at a much faster rate than for other galaxies found at such early times. Links: NASA Press release Distant galaxies in the GOODS North survey The Hubble GOODS North field (GOODS-N) GN-z10-3 in the GOODS-N field GN-z10-1 in the GOODS-N field GN-z10-2 in the GOODS-N field

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1405d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
GN-z9-1 GOODS North Field
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy
Cosmology
Esahubble_opo1405d_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 36m 52.3s
DEC = 62° 18’ 42.5”
Orientation
North is 45.2° CCW
Field of View
0.0 x 0.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (JH) 1.4 µm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (Y) 1.1 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Green
Blue
Esahubble_opo1405d_1280
×
ID
opo1405d
Subject Category
D.5   D.6  
Subject Name
GN-z9-1, GOODS North Field
Credits
NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz; Yale University), R. Bouwens and I. Labbé (Leiden University), and the Science Team
Release Date
2014-01-08T12:47:36
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo1405d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
H, JH, J, Y
Central Wavelength
1600, 1400, 1250, 1050
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
189.217727119, 62.3118073086
Reference Dimension
816.0, 816.0
Reference Pixel
408.0, 408.0
Scale
-6.96937889939e-07, 6.96937889939e-07
Rotation
45.220000000000041
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo1405d
Metadata Date
2013-12-27T18:35-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×

There is no distance meta data in this image.

 

Providers | Sign In