CEERS-2112

CEERS-2112
CEERS-2112
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major/Boötes
Right ascension	14h 19m 55.18s
Declination	52° 59′ 31.1″
Redshift	3.03
Heliocentric radial velocity	986,317 km/h (612,869 mph)
Galactocentric velocity	986,440 km/h (612,950 mph)
Distance	11.7 billion ly (3.6 billion pc) (light travel distance) ; ~20 billion ly (6.1 billion pc) ; (comoving distance)
Characteristics
Type	SBbc
Mass	3.9×109 M☉
Size	30 kly (9.2 kpc)
Apparent size (V)	0.009 x 0.005 moa
Other designations
	CANDELS J141955.18+525931.0, SYM2017 30172

CEERS-2112 is the most distant barred spiral galaxy observed as of 2023.^[1] The light observed from the galaxy was emitted when the universe was only 2.1 billion years old. It was determined to be similar in mass to the Milky Way.

^ Costantin, L.; et al. (2023). "A Milky Way-like barred spiral galaxy at a redshift of 3". Nature. 623 (7987): 499–501. arXiv:2311.04283. Bibcode:2023Natur.623..499C. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06636-x. S2CID 265048621.

[1] Costantin, L.; et al. (2023). "A Milky Way-like barred spiral galaxy at a redshift of 3". Nature. 623 (7987): 499–501. arXiv:2311.04283. Bibcode:2023Natur.623..499C. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06636-x. S2CID 265048621.

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