Most Distant Gravitational Lens J1000+0221

Stsci_2013-48a_1024

stsci_2013-48a October 17th, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. van der Wel (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo shows the most distant gravitational lens yet discovered. The glow at the center of the image is the central regions of a normal galaxy. By chance it is precisely aligned with a much more remote, young, star-forming galaxy. The light from the more distant object is bent around the nearer object by the closer galaxy's strong gravitational pull to form a ring of multiple images.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-48

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
J1000+0221
Subject - Distant Universe
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing

Distance Details Distance

Universescale3
4,243,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 40m 1.2s
DEC = 2° 21’ 38.7”
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS/WFC) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3/IR) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3/IR) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Red
Stsci_2013-48a_1280
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ID
2013-48a
Subject Category
D.6.1.1   D.6.2.1  
Subject Name
J1000+0221
Credits
NASA, ESA, and A. van der Wel (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy)
Release Date
2013-10-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
4,243,000,000
Redshift
1.53
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-48
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, WFC3/IR, WFC3/IR
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
V, I, J, H
Central Wavelength
606, 814, 1250, 1600
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
10.0051313, 2.3607622
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p1348a-f-434x434.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1348a-f-434x434.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/48
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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