Hubble Deep Field Galaxy in Infrared Light

stsci_1998-32h October 8th, 1998

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

The underlying disk structure, containing older stars, is seen clearly in this infrared Deep Field image taken with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) in January 1998.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

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

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: HDF-N
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field; 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: 1998-32h
Subject Category: D.6.1.1 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: Distance in lightyears

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-p9832h-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