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Himiko (Hubble View)

Himiko (Hubble View)

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    02h 17m 57.55s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -5° 8' 44.45"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Himiko
  • Release Date
    November 21, 2013
  • Science Release
    Infant Galaxies Merging Near ‘Cosmic Dawn’
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  • Credit
    Credit: NASA, ESA, ESO, NRAO, NAOJ, JAO, M. Ouchi (University of Tokyo), R. Ellis (California Institute of Technology), Y. Ono (University of Tokyo), K. Nakanishi (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) and Joint ALMA Observatory), K. Kohno and R. Momose (University of Tokyo), Y. Kurono (Joint ALMA Observatory), M. Ashby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astronomy), K. Shimasaku (University of Tokyo), S. Willner and G. Fazio (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), Y. Tamura (University of Tokyo), and D. Iono (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

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Himiko

Himiko

This composite color image of a giant primordial bubble of gas, dubbed Himiko (after the queen of ancient Japan), is assembled from Hubble, Subaru, and Spitzer data. The left panel shows the field around Himiko, as viewed by Hubble. The position of Himiko is marked with a...

Himiko (Hubble Close-up View)

Himiko (Hubble Close-up View)

Himiko (Subaru, Hubble, and Spitzer Close-up View)

Himiko (Subaru, Hubble, and Spitzer Close-up View)

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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