Galaxy HUDF-JD2 - Near Infrared

 Galaxy HUDF-JD2 - Near Infrared

The galaxy was detected using Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). But at near infrared wavelengths, it is very faint and red.

Credits

NASA, ESA, B. Mobasher (STScI/ESA)

About The Object
Object Name Hubble Ultra Deep Field; HUDF, HUDF-JD2, UDF033238.74-274839.9
Object Description High-Redshift Galaxy in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
R.A. Position 3h 32m 28s.74s
Dec. Position -27° 48' 39".9
Constellation Fornax
Distance This galaxy has a redshift of z = 6.5.
About The Data
Data Description The HUDF image was created from HST data from proposal : S. Beckwith, S. Malhotra, M. Giavalisco, N. Panagia, J. Rhoads, M. Stiavelli, R. Somerville, S. Casertano, B. Margon, C. Blades, J. Caldwell, and M. Clampin (STScI), M. Corbin (CSC), M. Dickinson, H. Ferguson, and A. Fruchter (STScI), R. Hook (STScI/ECF), S. Jogee, A. Koekemoer, R. Lucas, M. Sosey and L. Bergeron (STScI). The NICMOS HUDF image was created from HST data from proposal: : R. Thompson (U. Arizona), G. Illingworth and R. Bouwens (UCSC), M. Dickinson (STScI), D. Eisenstein and X. Fan (U. Arizona), M. Franx (U. Leiden), M. Rieke (U. of Arizona) , A. Riess (STScI) , P. van Dokkum (Yale U.). The science team for HUDF-JD2 includes: B. Mobasher (STScI/ESA); M. Dickinson (NOAO); H.C. Ferguson and M. Giavalisco (STScI); T. Wiklind (STScI/ESA); D. Stark and R.S. Ellis (Caltech); M. Fall (STScI); N. A. Grogin (JHU); L. Moustakas (STScI); N. Panagia (STScI/ESA); M. Sosey, M. Stiavelli, E. Bergeron, and S. Casertano (STScI); P. Ingram (Gemini Obs.); A. Koekemoer (STScI); I. Labbe (Carnegie Obs.); M. Livio (STScI); B. Rogers (Gemini Obs.); C. Scarlata (Inst. for Astronomy, Zurich, Switzerland); J. Venet, A. Renzini and P. Rosati (ESO); H. Kuntschner, M. Kummel, and J.R. Walsh (STECF/ESO).
Instrument HST>NICMOS
Exposure Dates September 3, 2003 to November 27, 2003, Exposure Time: 4.5 days
Filters F110W (J110) and F160W (H160)
About The Object
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Object Description The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
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About The Data
Data Description
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  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
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Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.