Most distant things

Composite image of five galaxies clustered together just 600 million years after the Big Bang.[1]

This article lists the most distant things known to us, all of which are galaxies or energy sources inside galaxies. Their distances are described in two ways. redshift = z, and billion light years (Gly).

As of 2012, there are only about 50 possible objects z=8 or farther, and another 100 z=7 candidates.[2] Candidates vary in their notability,[2] so not everything is included here. 1 Gly = 1 billion light-years = 109 ly.

Examples of the most distant things
Name Redshift
(z)
Distance
(Gly)
Type Notes
F200DB-045 z = 20.4 13.725 Galaxy
JADES-GS-z14-0 z = 14.32 Galaxy
HD1 z = 13.27 13.579 Galaxy
JADES-GS-z13-0 z = 13.20 13.576 Galaxy or dark star Possibly a dark star.
GN-z11 z = 10.6034 13.39 Galaxy Confirmed galaxy[3]
EGSY8p7 z = 8.68 13.23 Galaxy Confirmed galaxy[4]
EGSY8p7 Star 22 z = 8.68 13.23 Star A yellow hypergiant and is the most distant known star.
GRB 090423 z = 8.2 13.18 Gamma-ray burst [5][6]
EGS-zs8-1 z = 7.73 13.13 Galaxy Confirmed galaxy[7]
z7 GSD 3811 z = 7.66 13.11 Galaxy galaxy[8]
z8 GND 5296 z≅ 7.51 13.1 Galaxy Note the discrepancy between distance and red-shift.[9]
UDFj-39546284 z≅11.9 13.37 Protogalaxy This is a protogalaxy.[10][11]
MACS0647-JD z≅10.8 13.3 Galaxy or protogalaxy Candidate most distant galaxy.[12][13]
MACS J1149-JD z≅9.6 13.2[14] Galaxy or protogalaxy [15]
GRB 090429B z≅9.4 13.14 [16] Gamma-ray burst/progenitor/remnant [17]
UDFy-33436598 z≅8.6 Galaxy or protogalaxy [18]
GRB 090423 z≅8.2 13.035 Gamma-ray burst/progenitor/remnant [19]
BoRG-58 z≅8 Cluster or protocluster Protocluster candidate [20]
A1689-zD1 z≅7.6 13 Galaxy or protogalaxy Galaxy [21]
SXDF-NB1006-2 z≅7.215 12.91 Galaxy or protogalaxy Galaxy [22][23]
GN-108036 z≅7.213 12.91 Galaxy or protogalaxy Galaxy[23][24]
BDF-3299 z=7.109 12.9 Galaxy or protogalaxy, spectroscopic redshift. Vanzella et al. (2011), ApJ,730,35
ULAS J1120+0641 z≅7.085 12.9 [25] Quasar [26]
A1703 zD6 z≅7.045 12.89 Galaxy or protogalaxy [23]
BDF-521 z=7.008 12.89 Galaxy or protogalaxy, spectroscopic redshift. Vanzella et al. (2011), ApJ,730,35
IOK-1 z≅6.964 12.88 Galaxy or protogalaxy [23]
LAE J095950.99+021219.1 z≅6.944 Galaxy or protogalaxy Lyman-alpha emitter—Faint Galaxy[27]
PSO J172.3556+18.7734 z = 6.82 Quasar (Astrophysical jet)
Earendel z = 6.2 Star Blue hypergiant.
  • UDFy-38135539 is the furthest confirmed object (spectroscopically analysed) at 13.1 Gly.

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References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 FirstGalaxies, Our latest results
  3. ↑ A Remarkably luminous galaxy at z = 11.1 measured with Hubble Space Telescope Grism spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal 819 (2) (2016). p. 129. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/819/2/129.
  4. ↑ Lyman-alpha emission from a luminous z = 8.68 galaxy: implications for galaxies as tracers of cosmic reionization. The Astrophysical Journal 810 (1) (2015). p. L12. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/810/1/L12.
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  7. ↑ A Spectroscopic Redshift Measurement for a Luminous Lyman Break Galaxy at z = 7.730 using Keck/MOSFIRE. The Astrophysical Journal 804 (2) (2015). p. L30. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/804/2/L30.
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  14. ↑ NASA - NASA Telescopes Spy Ultra-Distant Galaxy. www.nasa.gov.
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  19. ↑ NASA, "New gamma-ray burst smashes cosmic distance record" Archived 2011-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, 28 April 2009
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  22. ↑ TMT - SXDF-NB1006-2. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Press Release - Discovery of the Most Distant Galaxy in the Cosmic Dawn - Subaru Telescope. www.subarutelescope.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  24. ↑ NASA - NASA Telescopes Help Find Rare Galaxy at Dawn of Time. www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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  26. ↑ Scientific American, "Brilliant, but distant: most far-flung known quasar offers glimpse into early universe", John Matson, 29 June 2011
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