IOK-1

IOK-1

IOK-1

Galaxy in constellation Coma Berenices

IOK-1 is a distant galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. When discovered in 2006, it was the oldest and most distant galaxy ever found, at redshift 6.96.[2]

Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

It was discovered in April 2006 by Masanori Iye at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and is seen as it was 12.88 billion years ago. Its emission of Lyman alpha radiation has a redshift of 6.96, corresponding to just 750 million years after the Big Bang. While some scientists have claimed other objects (such as Abell 1835 IR1916) to be even older, the IOK-1's age and composition have been more reliably established.[3][4]

"IOK" stands for the observers' names Iye, Ota, and Kashikawa.

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References

  1. [1]
    "IOK 1". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. [2]
    Hogan, Jenny (2006), "Journey to the birth of the Universe", Nature, 443 (7108): 128–129, Bibcode:2006Natur.443..128H, doi:10.1038/443128a, PMID 16971914
  3. [3]
    Iye, Masanori; Ota, Kazuaki; Kashikawa, Nobunari; Furusawa, Hisanori; Hashimoto, Tetsuya; Hattori, Takashi; Matsuda, Yuichi; Morokuma, Tomoki; Ouchi, Masami; et al. (2006), "A galaxy at a redshift z = 6.96", Nature, 443 (7108): 186–188, arXiv:astro-ph/0609393v1, Bibcode:2006Natur.443..186I, doi:10.1038/nature05104, PMID 16971942, S2CID 2876103
  4. [4]
    Press release, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, September 13, 2006
Preceded by
SDF J132522.3+273520
 Most distant astronomical object
2006–2009		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
SDF J132522.3+273520
 Most distant galaxy
2006–2011		 Succeeded by
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