A massive, quiescent galaxy at a redshift of 3.717

Karl Glazebrook (), Corentin Schreiber, Ivo Labbé, Themiya Nanayakkara, Glenn G. Kacprzak, Pascal A. Oesch, Casey Papovich, Lee R Spitler, Caroline M. S. Straatman, Kim-Vy H. Tran and Tiantian Yuan
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Karl Glazebrook: Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Corentin Schreiber: Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
Ivo Labbé: Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
Themiya Nanayakkara: Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Glenn G. Kacprzak: Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Pascal A. Oesch: Geneva Observatory, University of Geneva
Casey Papovich: George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station
Lee R Spitler: Macquarie Research Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics, Macquarie University
Caroline M. S. Straatman: Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Kim-Vy H. Tran: George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station
Tiantian Yuan: Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Australian National University

Nature, 2017, vol. 544, issue 7648, 71-74

Abstract: A massive ancient galaxy with minimal star formation is observed spectroscopically at an epoch when the Universe is less than 2 billion years old, posing a challenge to theories.

Date: 2017
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