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Distant Galaxy Identification Technique in Hubble Field
Series of four panels that illustrate the distant-galaxy identification technique. Four panels that show (top to bottom, or right to left when rotated correctly) F814W filter, F606W filter, F450W filter, and F300W filter images, or near-infrared through near-ultraviolet images. The identified galaxy is prominent in the near-infrared image but totally absent in any of the other images. It is this spectroscopic signature that identifies this galaxy as a very distant object.
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.12h 36m 48.26s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.62° 13' 1.99"
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.HDF-N
- Release DateJune 26, 1996
- Science ReleaseFindings from Hubble Deep Field Hone in on Distant Galaxies
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Image of a Distant Galaxy Candidate in the Hubble Deep Field
Small portion of the Hubble Deep Field image - the deepest view of the universe taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Arrow points to a very faint galaxy that appears to be more distant than any known previously. Other galaxies in the image are at smaller distances.
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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
