Zhúlóng: The most distant spiral galaxy

At the center of this image, placed subtly amongst the dense galactic field, is Zhúlóng, the most distant spiral galaxy discovered to date. It has remarkably well-defined spiral arms, a central old bulge, and a large star-forming disk, resembling the structure of the Milky Way. This galaxy was discovered as part of the PANORAMIC Survey — a wide-area imaging survey being conducted with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Credit:

NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/NASA/CSA/ESA/M. Xiao (University of Geneva)/G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute)/D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

About the Image

Id:noirlab2516c
Type:Observation
Release date:April 16, 2025, noon
Related releases:noirlab2516
Size:17735 x 11309 px

About the Object

Constellation:Sextans
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):10 0 29.64
Position (Dec):2° 5' 39.41"
Field of view:5.90 x 3.76 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
I
814 nmHubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared1.5 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
Infrared2.77 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
Infrared4.44 μmJames Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam