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Old September 21st 12, 08:34 PM posted to sci.astro
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Default Astronomers uncover oldest galaxy so far (13.2 billion light years)

Dear John Polasek:

On Friday, September 21, 2012 12:04:38 PM UTC-7, John Polasek wrote:
....
Why didnt they mention the redshift z? You
can't estimate distance without it.


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sp...r20120919.html
.... z = 9.6. Just search on the object name, and choose a better "source".

David A. Smith
 




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