CEERS-2112

CEERS-2112
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major/Boötes
Right ascension14h 19m 55.18s
Declination52° 59′ 31.1″
Redshift3.03
Heliocentric radial velocity986,317 km/h (612,869 mph)
Galactocentric velocity986,440 km/h (612,950 mph)
Distance11.7 billion ly (3.6 billion pc) (light travel distance)
~20 billion ly (6.1 billion pc)
(comoving distance)
Characteristics
TypeSBbc
Mass3.9×109 M
Size30 kly (9.2 kpc)
Apparent size (V)0.009 x 0.005 moa
Other designations
CANDELS J141955.18+525931.0, SYM2017 30172

CEERS-2112 is the most distant barred spiral galaxy observed as of 2023.[1] The light observed from the galaxy was emitted when the universe was only 2.1 billion years old. It was determined to be similar in mass to the Milky Way.

  1. ^ Costantin, L.; et al. (2023). "A Milky Way-like barred spiral galaxy at a redshift of 3". Nature. 623 (7987): 499–501. arXiv:2311.04283. Bibcode:2023Natur.623..499C. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06636-x. S2CID 265048621.