A galaxy seen when the Universe was only 820 million years old

The red speck at the centre of this very deep image from the ESO Very Large Telescope shows the galaxy NTTDF-474, one of the most distant ever to have had its distance measured accurately. This extremely faint object is one of five that have been used to chart the timeline of the reionisation of the Universe about 13 billion years ago.

Credit:

ESO/ L. Pentericci

About the Image

Id:eso1138b
Type:Observation
Release date:12 October 2011, 12:00
Related releases:eso1138
Size:800 x 800 px

About the Object

Name:NTTDF-474
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy
Distance:z=6.62 (redshift)
Category:Galaxies

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BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
B
435 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
Optical
R
675 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
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775 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
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850 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
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1.02 μmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
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1.1 μmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
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2.2 μmVery Large Telescope
FORS2