The Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012
This image shows the Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012, an improved version of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image featuring additional observation time. The new data have revealed for the first time a population of distant galaxies at redshifts between 9 and 12, including the most distant object observed to date.
These galaxies will require confirmation using spectroscopy by the forthcoming NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope before they are considered to be fully confirmed.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, R. Ellis (Caltech), and the HUDF 2012 Team
About the Image
| Id: | heic1219b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 12 December 2012, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1219 |
| Size: | 4500 x 4200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Hubble Ultra Deep Field |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field • Cosmology Images/Videos |
| Distance: | z=11.9 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Y |
105 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared J |
125 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared J |
140 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared H |
160 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
