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To: Red Badger

Furthest individual star ever spotted is 28 billion lt-yrs away. Not 9.


4 posted on 05/22/2024 8:17:39 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Seruzawa

The furthest individual star ever spotted is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, also known as Icarus. It is located approximately 9 billion light-years away, making it the most distant individual star ever detected.

This star is remarkable because it is only visible due to a quirk of nature, where its light is magnified by the gravity of a massive galaxy cluster, located about 5 billion light-years from Earth. Without this gravitational lensing effect, the star would be too faint to be detected.

Key Facts:

Name: MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1 (Icarus)
Distance: Approximately 9 billion light-years away
Type: Individual star
Magnification: Magnified by the gravity of a massive galaxy cluster.


6 posted on 05/22/2024 8:21:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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