Zhúlóng: The most distant spiral galaxy
This image of Zhúlóng, the most distant spiral galaxy discovered to date, shows its 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: | noirlab2516b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | April 16, 2025, noon |
| Related releases: | noirlab2516 |
| Size: | 2088 x 2088 px |
About the Object
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 0 29.96 |
| Position (Dec): | 2° 5' 34.42" |
| Field of view: | 0.08 x 0.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.5° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared | 1.5 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 2.77 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |
| Infrared | 4.44 μm | James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam |