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.
According to NASA and various scientific sources, the furthest individual star from Earth is Earendel, also known as GN-z11. It is a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe’s birth in the Big Bang. Its light took 13.4 billion years to reach Earth, making it the farthest individual star ever seen to date.
Distance: 13.4 billion light-years from Earth
Age: 13.4 billion years old (when the universe was only 7% of its current age)
Lol. There was another link that said 28 billion. I guess it depends on who you ask