Color composite-image of IMS J2204+0111
Color composite-image of IMS J2204+0111 at z=6 (about 1 billion years after the Big Bang). IMS J2204+0111 is the red object at the center and its distance from us is 12.8 billion light years. Because of the expansion of the universe, distant objects like IMS J2204+0111 move away from us almost at the speed of the light, making their light to shift into near-infrared wavelength (phenomenon, called “redshift”). This makes them look very red in comparison to other objects, and this special color feature enabled the team to identify distant quasar candidates.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | geminiann15014a |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | Nov. 10, 2015, 1 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann15014 |
Size: | 2628 x 2632 px |
About the Object
Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |