Most distant things

Composite image of five galaxies clustered together just 600 million years after theBig 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.
Hubble looking into the past.

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): 129. 2016. arXiv:1603.00461. Bibcode:2016ApJ...819..129O. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/819/2/129. S2CID 119262750. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "Lyman-alpha emission from a luminous z = 8.68 galaxy: implications for galaxies as tracers of cosmic reionization". The Astrophysical Journal. 810 (1): L12. 2015. arXiv:1507.02679. Bibcode:2015ApJ...810L..12Z. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/810/1/L12. S2CID 11524667. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ NASA, New gamma-ray burst smashes cosmic distance record Archived 2011-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, 28 April 2009
  6. ↑ Tanvir N.R.; et al. (2009). "A gamma-ray burst at a redshift of z~8.2". Nature. 461 (7268): 1254–1257. arXiv:0906.1577. Bibcode:2009Natur.461.1254T. doi:10.1038/nature08459. PMID 19865165. S2CID 205218350.
  7. ↑ "A Spectroscopic Redshift Measurement for a Luminous Lyman Break Galaxy at z = 7.730 using Keck/MOSFIRE". The Astrophysical Journal. 804 (2): L30. 2015. arXiv:1502.05399. Bibcode:2015ApJ...804L..30O. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/804/2/L30. S2CID 55115344. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
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  16. ↑ Penn State SCIENCE, "Cosmic explosion is new candidate for most distant object in the Universe" Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Derek. B. Fox , Barbara K. Kennedy , 25 May 2011
  17. ↑ Space Daily, Explosion helps researcher spot Universe's most distant object, 27 May 2011
  18. ↑ "The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field (annotated)". sci.esa.int.
  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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  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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