Most distant stars

Below is a list of the most distant stars.

List

Name	Redshift (Of star)	Distance (Mpc)	Galaxy	Notes
WHL0137-LS (Earendel)	z = 6.2[1]	8,600	WHL0137-zD1	Most distant known star (as of 2023). The star was discovered in 2022.
MACS J0647.7+7015 LS1	z = 4.8[2]	7,830	MACS J0647.7+7015 Galaxy Cluster	Huge lensed Blue supergiant.
MACS J0647.7+7015 LS2	z = 4.8[3]	7,830	MACS J0647.7+7015 Galaxy Cluster	Huge lensed Blue supergiant.
Abell 2744 LS1	z = 2.65[4]	6,110	Abell 2744 Galaxy Cluster
Godzilla Star	z = 2.37[5]	5,780	Sunburst Galaxy	May be the most luminous star.
Quyllur	z = 2.1878[6]	5,540	ACT-CL J0102-4915	Likely the first red supergiant at cosmological distances and is seen by JWST.
Mothra A	z = 2.091[7]	5,400	LS1
Mothra B	z = 2.091[8]	5,400	LS1
MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1 (Icarus)	z = 1.49[9]	4,410	MACS J1149+2223 Galaxy Cluster
Warhol	z=0.94[10]	3,000	MACS J0416.1-2403 Galaxy Cluster

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