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Subaru Gallery TOPA Dying Galaxy 12 Billion Years Ago
December 18, 2019
Last updated: September 30, 2025
Last updated: September 30, 2025

Distance from Earth
12 billion light-years
Detail
A blow-up of a small portion of the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Field. The red galaxy at the center is a dying galaxy at 12 billion years ago. Astronomers measured the motion of stars in the galaxy and found that the core of the galaxy is nearly fully formed. (Credit: NAOJ)
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