COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Image)
The galaxy designated MoM-z14 is currently the farthest galaxy ever detected, spotted by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and confirmed spectroscopically with its NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument.
Through Webb, we are seeing this galaxy as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang. Its light has traveled through space for more than 13 billion years to reach us.
Like some other galaxies Webb has discovered in the early universe, MoM-z14 is brighter, more compact, and more chemically enriched than astronomers expected to find in this early era. While it may pass out of record books quickly as the farthest galaxy, MoM-z14 will still play a role in helping astronomers and theorists reach new understanding of the earliest chapters in the universe’s story.
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.10:00:22.45
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.+02:16:23.70
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Sextans
- DimensionsDimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.Image is about 16 arcmin across
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.This image was created with data from the DAWN JWST Archive; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
- InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.NIRCam
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.F090W, F115W, F150W, F200W, F250M, F277W, F335M, F356W, F410M, F444W
Image Details
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.10:00:22.45
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.+02:16:23.70
- ConstellationConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.Sextans
- DimensionsDimensionsThe physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.Image is about 16 arcmin across