BRI 1335-0417

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BRI 1335-0417
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 13h 38m 03.38s
Declination −04° 32 35.3
Redshift 4.4
Heliocentric radial velocity 1,321,305 km/s (821,021 mi/s)
Galactocentric velocity1,321,240 km/s (820,980 mi/s)
Distance 12.4  billion   ly (3.8 billion  pc) (light travel distance)
25  billion   ly (7.7 billion  pc)
(comoving distance)
Apparent magnitude  (V)19.4
Characteristics
Type S
Size30,000  ly (9,200  pc) (diameter)
15,000  ly (4,600  pc)
(radius)
Apparent size  (V)0.008 × 0.008
Other designations
WISEA J133803.37-043234.9, QSO J1338-0432

BRI 1335-0417 is one of the most distant known spiral galaxies. It is located in the Virgo constellation. The galaxy has a redshift of 4.4, meaning its light took 12.4 billion years to reach Earth, when the universe was 1.4 billion years old, and its present comoving distance is about 25 billion light-years. It is discovered by ALMA, led by Takafumi Tsukui and his colleague, professor Satoru Iguchi from SOKENDAI, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, in May 2021. [1]

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  1. "ALMA Spots Candidate for Most Distant Known Spiral Galaxy". www.sci-news.com. May 20, 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.