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COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Compass Image)

James Webb Space Telescope image of many small galaxies, with a graphic pull-out box highlighting one galaxy, a fuzzy yellow blob labeled MoM-z14. At the bottom left are compass arrows indicating the orientation of the image on the sky. The north arrow points in the 9 o’clock direction. The east arrow points toward 6 o’clock. Below the image is a color key showing which NIRCam instrument filters were used to create the image and which visible-light color is assigned to each filter. From left to right the filters are: F090W in blue, F115W in cyan, F150W in light green, F200W in green, F250M in yellow, F277W in light orange, F335M in orange, F356W in dark orange, F410M in light red, and F444W in bright red.

This image of the COSMOS Legacy Field captured by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) highlights the galaxy MoM-z14, with compass arrows and color key for reference. MoM-z14 is currently the farthest galaxy Webb has detected.

The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to direction arrows on a map of the ground (as seen from above).

This image shows near-infrared wavelengths of light that have been translated into visible-light colors. The color key shows which NIRCam filters were used. The color of each filter name is the visible-light color used to represent the infrared light that passes through that filter.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    10:00:22.45
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    +02:16:23.70
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Sextans
  • Dimensions
    DimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
    Image is about 16 arcmin across

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.

    This image was created with data from the DAWN JWST Archive; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    NIRCam
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F090W, F115W, F150W, F200W, F250M, F277W, F335M, F356W, F410M, F444W
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    MoM-z14 in the COSMOS Legacy Field
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    High redshift galaxy
  • Release Date
    January 28, 2026
  • Science Release
    NASA Webb Pushes Boundaries of Observable Universe Closer to Big Bang
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Rohan Naidu (MIT); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

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James Webb Space Telescope image of many small galaxies, with a graphic pull-out box highlighting one galaxy, a fuzzy yellow blob labeled MoM-z14. At the bottom left are compass arrows indicating the orientation of the image on the sky. The north arrow points in the 9 o’clock direction. The east arrow points toward 6 o’clock. Below the image is a color key showing which NIRCam instrument filters were used to create the image and which visible-light color is assigned to each filter. From left to right the filters are: F090W in blue, F115W in cyan, F150W in light green, F200W in green, F250M in yellow, F277W in light orange, F335M in orange, F356W in dark orange, F410M in light red, and F444W in bright red.
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam instrument. Several filters were used to sample specific wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:   Blue: F090W, Cyan: F115W, Blue-Green: F150W, Green: F200W, Yellow: F250M, Yellow-Orange: F277W, Orange: F335M, Orange-Red: F356W, Red: F410M, Red: F444W

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A wide field of view showing deep space, dotted with many small galaxies and a few foreground stars that display six diffraction spikes. One galaxy is highlighted with a magnified image in a graphic pull-out box in the lower right corner. The galaxy is labeled MoM-z14 and appears as a blurry yellow blob with a small red area at its top.

COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Image)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.

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Last Updated
Jan 28, 2026
Location
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Contact
Media

Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
laura.e.betz@nasa.gov

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