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What is the farthest galaxy or star from the Earth?

Answer 1

Owen Atkinson

Farthest Galaxy recently detected by Hubble space telescope is GNz 11 in the constellation of Ursa major.

It is only 25% the size of the Milky Way and is 13.4 billion light years away. It exhibits an 11.1% reed shift.

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Answer 2

Claire Anctil

As for individual stars, the furthest known star is currently Icarus (MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1), which is located about 9 billion light-years away. The furthest known galaxy from Earth is GN-z11, which is situated in the constellation Ursa Major and is roughly 13.4 billion light-years away.

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