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What is the significance of the star nicknamed "Icarus" in 2018?

Question #150741. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Mar 05 2024.
Originally posted Mar 05 2024 9:50 PM.

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Icarus is the most distant star seen at 14 billion LY away! It is only possible to see it because it is a blue supergiant and it is being magnified by the gravitational effects of a cluster galaxy 5 billion LY from Earth. This gravitational lens is thought to magnify the star by close to 2000 times its normal size. Discovering astronomer Patrick Kelly wanted to name the star Warhol for his 15 minutes of fame, but his team wanted to name it Icarus after the Greek legend.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MACS_J1149_Lensed_Star_1
Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Mar 05 2024.
Mar 05 2024, 9:57 PM
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