GN-z11

high-redshift galaxy found in the constellation Ursa Major, and one of the most distant galaxies in the observable universe
Thing dwarf_irregular_galaxy Q23000947
GN-z11
NASA, ESA, P. Oesch (Yale University), G. Brammer (STScI), P. van Dokkum (Yale University), and G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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GN-z11

Summary

GN-z11 is a dwarf irregular galaxy[1]. GN-z11 draws 520 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_irregular_galaxy category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • GN-z11's image is recorded as Distant galaxy GN-z11 in GOODS-N image by HST.jpg[3].
  • GN-z11's instance of is recorded as dwarf irregular galaxy[4].
  • GN-z11's instance of is recorded as compact galaxy[5].
  • GN-z11's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[6].
  • GN-z11's Commons category is recorded as GN-z11[7].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as JADES-GN+189.10604+62.24204[8].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as GNS-JD2[9].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as GNDJ-2545743169[10].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as GOODSN-z910-35589[11].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as GN-z10-1[12].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as GN-z11[13].
  • GN-z11's catalog code is recorded as GOODS-N 20253[14].
  • GN-z11's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • GN-z11's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+10.2'}[16].
  • GN-z11's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+10.20'}[17].
  • GN-z11's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+11.09'}[18].
  • GN-z11's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+10.957'}[19].
  • GN-z11's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+10.96'}[20].
  • GN-z11's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+10.6034'}[21].
  • GN-z11's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+25.93'}[22].
  • GN-z11's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+25.8'}[23].
  • GN-z11's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+1000000000'}[24].
  • GN-z11's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+295050'}[25].
  • GN-z11's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+4000'}[26].
  • GN-z11's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+13400000000'}[27].

Why It Matters

GN-z11 draws 520 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_irregular_galaxy category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] GN-z11 has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] GN-z11 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . cam.ac.uk. cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . hubblesite.org. hubblesite.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . z ~ 7 galaxy candidates from NICMOS observations over the HDF-South and the CDF-South and HDF-North GOODS fields. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . UV Luminosity Functions at Redshifts z ∼ 4 to z ∼ 10: 10,000 Galaxies from HST Legacy Fields. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Census of the Bright z = 8.5–11 Universe with the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes in the CANDELS Fields. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The most luminous z ~ 9-10 galaxy candidates yet found: the luminosity function, cosmic star-formation rate, and the first mass density estimate at 500 myr. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A remarkably luminous galaxy at z=11.1 measured with Hubble Space Telescope grism spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 3D-HST WFC3-selected photometric catalogs in the five CANDELS/3D-HST fields: photometry, photometric redshifts, and stellar masses. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A remarkably luminous galaxy at z=11.1 measured with Hubble Space Telescope grism spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The most luminous z ~ 9-10 galaxy candidates yet found: the luminosity function, cosmic star-formation rate, and the first mass density estimate at 500 myr. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . UV Luminosity Functions at Redshifts z ∼ 4 to z ∼ 10: 10,000 Galaxies from HST Legacy Fields. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . A remarkably luminous galaxy at z=11.1 measured with Hubble Space Telescope grism spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Evidence for GN-z11 as a luminous galaxy at redshift 10.957. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . On the Stellar Populations of Galaxies at z = 9–11: The Growth of Metals and Stellar Mass at Early Times. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JADES NIRSpec Spectroscopy of GN-z11: Lyman-α emission and possible enhanced nitrogen abundance in a z = 10.60 luminous galaxy. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . UV Luminosity Functions at Redshifts z ∼ 4 to z ∼ 10: 10,000 Galaxies from HST Legacy Fields. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . z ~ 7 galaxy candidates from NICMOS observations over the HDF-South and the CDF-South and HDF-North GOODS fields. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . A remarkably luminous galaxy at z=11.1 measured with Hubble Space Telescope grism spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The most luminous z ~ 9-10 galaxy candidates yet found: the luminosity function, cosmic star-formation rate, and the first mass density estimate at 500 myr. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . A remarkably luminous galaxy at z=11.1 measured with Hubble Space Telescope grism spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . hubblesite.org. hubblesite.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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