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MACS1149 JD

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Right ascension
  
11 49 33.6

Redshift
  
9.6

Type
  
Dwarf

Constellation
  
Leo

Declination
  
+22° 24′ 46″

Group or cluster
  
MACS J1149+2223

Magnitude
  
26.8

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
26.8

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Distance
  
13.2 billion light-years (light travel distance)

Similar
  
MACS0647‑JD, MACS J04161‑2403, Abell 370, UDFj‑39546284, UDFy‑38135539

MACS1149-JD (also known as PCB2012 3020) is a one the farthest known galaxies from Earth and is at redshift of about z=9.6 or 13.2 billion light-years away. It is 1 percent of the Milky Way's mass.

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  • References

    MACS1149-JD Wikipedia