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Hubble ACS Image of EGS-zs8-1

Hubble ACS Image of EGS-zs8-1

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    14h 20m 34.89s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    53° 0' 15.4"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Boötes
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    Redshift: z = 7.7

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.
    Data of EGS-zs8-1 were obtained from the HST proposals 12060, 12061, 12062, 12063, 12064, 12440, 12442, 12443, 12444, 12445, 13056 PIs: S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz) and H. Ferguson (STScI) and 13792, PI: R. Bouwens (University of Leiden). The science team comprises: P. Oesch and P. van Dokkum (Yale University), G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), R.J. Bouwens (Leiden Observatory), I. Momcheva (Yale University), B. Holden (UCO/Lick Observatory), G. Roberts-Borsani (Leiden Observatory), R. Smit (Durham University, UK), M. Franx and I. Labbe (Leiden Observatory), V. Gonzalez (University of California, Riverside), and D. Magee (UCO/Lick Observatory).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFC3/IR
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F160W (H)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    EGS-zs8-1
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Distant Galaxy
  • Release Date
    May 5, 2015
  • Science Release
    Astronomers Set a New Galaxy Distance Record
    Read the release
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, P. Oesch and I. Momcheva (Yale University), and the 3D-HST and HUDF09/XDF Teams

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Hubble ACS Image of EGS-zs8-1
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image was acquired by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. The color results from assigning a hue (color) to a monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned color is: Blue: F160W (H)

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Feb 17, 2025
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