Most luminous fast blue optical transient
noirlab_noirlab2533a December 16th, 2025
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
This composite image features X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared data of the luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT) named AT 2024wpp. The transient is the bright spot at the upper right edge of its host galaxy, which is 1.1 billion light-years from Earth.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2533a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Image Details
Position Details
Color Mapping
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Hubble (WFC3) | Optical (i) | 2.2 µm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Optical (v) | 1.7 µm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Optical (u) | 1.3 µm |
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ALMA (Band 3) | Millimeter (90 GHz) | - |
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ALMA (Band 5) | Millimeter (196 GHz) | - |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Ultraviolet (uv) | - |
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Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (CCD) | Ultraviolet (None) | - |
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Chandra (ACIS) | X-ray (None) | - |
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NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (DECam) | Optical (r) | - |
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NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (DECam) | Optical (z) | - |
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NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (DECam) | Optical (i) | - |
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NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope (DECam) | Optical (g) | - |
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Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) | Infrared (Ks) | - |
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Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) | Infrared (H) | - |
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Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) | Infrared (J) | - |
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- ID
- noirlab2533a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
- Release Date
- 2025-12-16T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2533a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Hubble Space Telescope, Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, NSF Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
- Instrument
- WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, Band 3, Band 5, WFC3, CCD, ACIS, DECam, DECam, DECam, DECam, FLAMINGOS 2, FLAMINGOS 2, FLAMINGOS 2
- Color Assignment
- Orange, Green, Blue, Red, Red, Purple, Purple, Purple, Green, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical, Millimeter, Millimeter, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- i, v, u, 90 GHz, 196 GHz, uv, None, None, r, z, i, g, Ks, H, J
- Central Wavelength
- 2200, 1650, 1250
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 40.52288732685029, -16.95651596315598
- Reference Dimension
- 1889.0, 1199.0
- Reference Pixel
- 944.5, 599.5
- Scale
- -2.780466689380224e-05, 2.780466689380224e-05
- Rotation
- -0.059999999999989506
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 950 North Cherry Ave.
- City
- Tucson
- State/Province
- AZ
- Postal Code
- 85719
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- NSF's NOIRLab
- Publisher ID
- noirlab
- Resource ID
- noirlab2533a
- Resource URL
- https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2533a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2025-12-16T14:02:17+01:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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