Hubble Deep Field Galaxy in Visible Light

stsci_1998-32g October 8th, 1998

Credit: Rodger I. Thompson (University of Arizona) and NASA

In the visible-light picture, taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) in 1995, the galaxy looks uncharacteristically lumpy. That's because only the bright blue knots of starbirth are detected by the WFPC2.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-32

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: HDF-N
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Type

Distance

12,000,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 36m 43.0s; DEC = 62° 11’ 53.2”
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (B)	450.0 nm
Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (J)	1.1 µm
Hubble (NICMOS)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm

ID: 1998-32g
Subject Category: D.5.1
Subject Name: HDF-N
Credits: Rodger I. Thompson (University of Arizona) and NASA

Release Date: 1998-10-08T00:00:00
Lightyears: 12,000,000,000
Redshift: 12,000,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-32

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, NICMOS, NICMOS
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: B, J, H
Central Wavelength: 450, 1100, 1600

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 189.17899927590, 62.19810240790
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9832g-f-300x300.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/32

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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12,000,000,000 light years