GN-108036

GN-108036 is a distant galaxy discovered and confirmed by the Subaru Telescope and the Keck Observatory located in Hawaii; its study was also completed by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope.^[1]

GN-108036
Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescope images of GN-108036
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	12h 36m 22.68s
Declination	+62° 08′ 07.5″
Redshift	7.2
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,162,403 km/s
Distance	12.9 billion ly (4.0 billion pc) (light travel distance) 29 billion ly (8.9 billion pc) (present proper distance)
Apparent magnitude (V)	25.2J
Characteristics
Type	Irr
Size	5,000 ly (diameter)
Apparent size (V)	0.0013 x 0.0006
Other designations
OOM2012 GN 108036, FRP2015 z7 GNW 4703, HRG14 J123622.69+620807.9

Description

Artist's impression of GN-108036

The redshift was z = 7.2, meaning the light of the galaxy took nearly 13 billion years to reach Earth and therefore its formation dates back to 750 million years after the Big Bang. It has a high rate of star formation, at a rate of 100 solar masses per year, or about 30 times more than the Milky Way that is 5 times larger and 100 times more massive.

See also

• List of the most distant astronomical objects