WHL0137-LS

WHL0137-LS, nicknamed Earendel, is the most distant individual star observed as of 2022. At a redshift of 6.2, it has a light-travel distance of 12.9 billion light-years and a comoving distance of 28 billion light-years. It is either a massive O-type star on the main sequence, or an evolved O, B, or A-type star. It is also potentially the first known Population III star, a type of star formed very early in the history of the universe, composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, with virtually no metal content.