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Gray-scale Image of Object UDFj-39546284 from HUDF WFC3/IR
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.03h 32m 38.99s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.-27° 47' 29.04"
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Fornax
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData 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.The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 11563: G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (University of California, Santa Cruz, and Leiden University), M. Carollo (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), M. Franx (Leiden University), I. Labbé (Carnegie Institution of Washington), D. Magee (University of California, Santa Cruz), P. Oesch (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), M. Stiavelli (STScI), M. Trenti (University of Colorado, Boulder), and P. van Dokkum (Yale University). The science team includes: R. Bouwens (University of California, Santa Cruz, and Leiden University), G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), I. Labbé (Carnegie Institution of Washington), P. Oesch (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), M. Trenti (University of Colorado, Boulder), M. Carollo (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), P. van Dokkum (Yale University), M. Franx (Leiden University), M. Stiavelli (STScI), V. González and D. Magee (University of California, Santa Cruz), and L. Bradley (STScI). - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>WFC3/IR
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.August 26, 2009 - September 14, 2010, Exposure Time: 87 hours
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.UDFj-39546284 in HUDF
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Distant galaxy
- Release DateJanuary 26, 2011
- Science ReleaseNASA’s Hubble Finds Most Distant Galaxy Candidate Ever Seen in Universe
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
