Icarus, whose official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, is the farthest individual star ever seen

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Title: Icarus, whose official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, is the farthest individual star ever seen

Caption: Icarus, whose official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1, is the farthest individual star ever seen. It is only visible because it is being magnified by the gravity of a massive galaxy cluster, located about 5 billion light-years from Earth.. Credits: NASA, ESA, and P. Kelly (University of Minnesota)

Credit: Album / World History Archive

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Print size: 47.5 × 31.7 cm | 2208.3 × 1472.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 5 BILLION LIGHT-YEARS • EARTH • GALAXY CLUSTER • GRAVITATION • GRAVITY • ICAROS • ICARUS • ICARUS, MYTH • IKARIOS • MACS J1149+2223 LENSED STAR 1 • MAGNIFIED • OFFICIAL NAME • OUTERSPACE • PLANETS • SOLAR SYSTEM • SPACE (COSMOS) • SPACE • SPATIAL • STAR