| RD1 (0140+326 RD1) | |
|---|---|
 RD1 as viewed by the
W. M. Keck Observatory | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 43m 42.8s |
| Declination | +32° 54′ 00.0″ |
| Redshift | 5.34 [1] |
| Distance | around 12.5
billion
light-years ( light travel distance) [2] ~26 billion light-years (present comoving distance) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 26.1 |
| Other designations | |
| [DS98] 6C 0140+326 RD1 | |
RD1 or 0140+326 RD1 is a distant galaxy, it once held the title of most distant galaxy known. [3] RD1 was discovered in March 1998, and is at z = 5.34, [1] and was the first object found to exceed redshift 5. [4] It bested the previous recordholders, a pair of galaxies at z=4.92 lensed by the galaxy cluster CL 1358+62 ( CL 1358+62 G1 & CL 1358+62 G2). It was the most distant object known to mankind for a few months in 1998, until BR1202-0725 LAE was discovered at z = 5.64.
Distance measurements
The "distance" of a far away galaxy depends on the chosen distance measurement. With a redshift of 5.34, [1] light from this galaxy is estimated to have taken around 12.5 billion years to reach us. [2] But since this galaxy is receding from Earth, the present comoving distance is estimated to be around 26 billion light-years. [2]
References
- ^ a b c arXiv, Dey, Arjun; Spinrad, Hyron; Stern, Daniel; Graham, James R.; Chaffee, Frederic H. (1998). "A Galaxy at z = 5.34". The Astrophysical Journal. 498 (2): L93–L97. arXiv: astro-ph/9803137. Bibcode: 1998ApJ...498L..93D. doi: 10.1086/311331. (209 KB), 11 March 1998
- ^ a b c d Edward L. (Ned) Wright. "Cosmology Calculator I". Astronomy @ UCLA. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ Astronomy Picture of the Day, A Baby Galaxy Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, March 24, 1998
- ^ New York Times, Peering Back in Time, Astronomers Glimpse Galaxies Aborning Archived 2022-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, October 20, 1998
| RD1 (0140+326 RD1) | |
|---|---|
|
RD1 as viewed by the
W. M. Keck Observatory | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 43m 42.8s |
| Declination | +32° 54′ 00.0″ |
| Redshift | 5.34 [1] |
| Distance | around 12.5
billion
light-years ( light travel distance) [2] ~26 billion light-years (present comoving distance) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 26.1 |
| Other designations | |
| [DS98] 6C 0140+326 RD1 | |
RD1 or 0140+326 RD1 is a distant galaxy, it once held the title of most distant galaxy known. [3] RD1 was discovered in March 1998, and is at z = 5.34, [1] and was the first object found to exceed redshift 5. [4] It bested the previous recordholders, a pair of galaxies at z=4.92 lensed by the galaxy cluster CL 1358+62 ( CL 1358+62 G1 & CL 1358+62 G2). It was the most distant object known to mankind for a few months in 1998, until BR1202-0725 LAE was discovered at z = 5.64.
Distance measurements
The "distance" of a far away galaxy depends on the chosen distance measurement. With a redshift of 5.34, [1] light from this galaxy is estimated to have taken around 12.5 billion years to reach us. [2] But since this galaxy is receding from Earth, the present comoving distance is estimated to be around 26 billion light-years. [2]
References
- ^ a b c arXiv, Dey, Arjun; Spinrad, Hyron; Stern, Daniel; Graham, James R.; Chaffee, Frederic H. (1998). "A Galaxy at z = 5.34". The Astrophysical Journal. 498 (2): L93–L97. arXiv: astro-ph/9803137. Bibcode: 1998ApJ...498L..93D. doi: 10.1086/311331. (209 KB), 11 March 1998
- ^ a b c d Edward L. (Ned) Wright. "Cosmology Calculator I". Astronomy @ UCLA. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ Astronomy Picture of the Day, A Baby Galaxy Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, March 24, 1998
- ^ New York Times, Peering Back in Time, Astronomers Glimpse Galaxies Aborning Archived 2022-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, October 20, 1998