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Distant Galaxy in Hubble Frontier Field Abell 2744

Distant Galaxy in Hubble Frontier Field Abell 2744
This is a Hubble Space Telescope deep image of galaxy cluster Abell 2744. The inset image shows the region around galaxy Abell2744_Y1, one of the most distant galaxies in the universe. The image shows the galaxy as it appeared 650 million years after the big bang. The galaxy lies far beyond the foreground Abell 2744 cluster, but its image has been magnified and brightened by a phenomenon called gravitational lensing in the cluster. This image was taken as part of the Frontiers Fields Program.

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    00h 14m 25.08s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -30° 22' 49.7"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster, Abell2744_Y1
  • Release Date
    February 7, 2014
  • Science Release
    Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes Find One of the Youngest Galaxies in the Universe
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz, M. Mountain, A. Koekemoer, and the HFF Team (STScI), and N. Laporte (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias)

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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