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Galaxy MXDFz4.4 (Hubble and Webb Compass Image)
This shows the galaxy MXDFz4.4, enlarged at right, in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), captured by both the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). The image shows compass arrows, scale bar,...
- Date
- Sep 8, 2026
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- galaxy-mxdfz4-4-hubble-and-webb-compass-image
This shows the galaxy MXDFz4.4, enlarged at right, in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), captured by both the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). The image shows compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference.
The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to direction arrows on a map of the ground (as seen from above).
At the bottom left, the scale bar is labeled in arcseconds, a measure of angular distance on the sky. One arcsecond is equal to an angular measurement of 1/3600 of one degree. There are 60 arcminutes in a degree and 60 arcseconds in an arcminute. (The full Moon has an angular diameter of about 30 arcminutes.) The actual size of an object that covers one arcsecond on the sky depends on its distance from the telescope.
This image shows visible and near-infrared wavelengths of light that have been translated into visible-light colors. The color key shows which ACS and NIRCam filters were used when collecting the light. The color of each filter name is the visible light color used to represent the light that passes through that filter.
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Image Details
About the Object
| R.A. Position | 03:32:39.64 |
|---|---|
| Dec. Position | -27:47:16.30 |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 12.4 billion light-years away to MXDFz4.4 |
| Dimensions | This image is about 1.6 arcminutes across. |
About the Data
| Data Description | This image was created from Hubble data from the following proposals: 9978 (HUDF; S. V. W. Beckwith et al. 2006), 9425 (GOODS; M. Giavalisco et al. 2004), 12060, 12061, 12062 (CANDELS; S. Faber, A. Grogin et al. 2011, A. M. Koekemoer et al. 2011), 12177, 12328 (3D-HST; P. Van Dokkum, G. B. Brammer et al. 2012), 15647 (UVCANDELS; H.Teplitz, X. Wang et al. 2025), 12534 (H. I. Teplitz et al. 2013), 13872 (HDUV; P. A. Oesch et al. 2018) and JWST data from the following proposal: 1180 (JADES; D. J. Eisenstein et al. 2023) |
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| Instrument | Hubble> ACS/WFC Webb> NIRCam |
| Filters | Hubble> F435W, F606W, F775W, F814W, F850L, Webb> F090W, F115W, F150W, F182M, F200W, F210M, F277W, F335M, F356W, F410M, 430M, F444W |
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