BDF-521

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BDF-521
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Piscis Austrinus
Right ascension 22h 27m 46.66s
Declination −35° 07 07.7
Redshift 7.008 [1]
Distance 12.9 billion light-years
(light travel distance)
Apparent magnitude  (V)28
Other designations
CFP2010 BDF 521

BDF-521 is a distant galaxy with a redshift of z = 7.008, corresponding to a distance traveled by light to come down to Earth of 12.89 billion light years.

References

  1. Vanzella, E.; Pentericci, L.; Fontana, A.; Grazian, A.; Castellano, M.; Boutsia, K.; Cristiani, S.; Dickinson, M.; Gallozzi, S.; Giallongo, E.; Giavalisco, M.; Maiolino, R.; Moorwood, A.; Paris, D.; Santini, P. (2011). "Spectroscopic Confirmation of Two Lyman Break Galaxies at Redshift Beyond 7". The Astrophysical Journal. 730 (2): L35. arXiv: 1011.5500 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...730L..35V. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/730/2/L35.

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