CEERS-2112

CEERS-2112
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major/Boötes
Right ascension14h 19m 55.18s
Declination52° 59′ 31.1″
Redshift3.03
Heliocentric radial velocity986,317 km/h (612,869 mph)
Galactocentric velocity986,440 km/h (612,950 mph)
Distance11.7 billion ly (3.6 billion pc) (light travel distance)
~20 billion ly (6.1 billion pc)
(comoving distance)
Characteristics
TypeSBbc
Mass3.9×109 M
Size30 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. 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.