UNCOVER-z12 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 3.57087 |
Declination | −30.40158 |
Redshift | z = 12.393 |
Distance | 32.21 gly (estimated) |
Characteristics | |
Type | Lyman-break galaxy |
UNCOVER-z12 is a high-redshift Lyman-break galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)[1] during NIRCam imaging for the JWST Ultradeep NIRSpec and NIRCam Observations before the Epoch of Reionization (UNCOVER) project[2] in November 2023. UNCOVER-z12 is within the Abell 2744 supercluster in the constellation Sculptor.[3] It is the 5th-most distant object ever discovered as of 2024, and is estimated to be 32.21 giga-lightyears from Earth.