BDF-521 explained

BDF-521
Epoch:	J2000
Z:	7.008^[1]
Dist Ly:	12.9 billion light-years (light travel distance)
Appmag V:	28
Constellation Name:	Piscis Austrinus
Names:	CFP2010 BDF 521

BDF-521 is a distant galaxy with a redshift of z = 7.008, corresponding to a distance traveled by light to come down to Earth of 12.89 billion light years.

See also

• List of the most distant astronomical objects
• List of galaxies

Notes and References

1. 10.1088/2041-8205/730/2/L35 . Spectroscopic Confirmation of Two Lyman Break Galaxies at Redshift Beyond 7 . 2011 . Vanzella . E. . Pentericci . L. . Fontana . A. . Grazian . A. . Castellano . M. . Boutsia . K. . Cristiani . S. . Dickinson . M. . Gallozzi . S. . Giallongo . E. . Giavalisco . M. . Maiolino . R. . Moorwood . A. . Paris . D. . Santini . P. . The Astrophysical Journal . 730 . 2 . L35 . 2011ApJ...730L..35V . 1011.5500 .