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arxiv: 2604.18696 · v2 · submitted 2026-04-20 · 🌌 astro-ph.GA · astro-ph.SR

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Other red dots: A possible GLIMPSE of normal AGB stars at Cosmic Noon through extreme lensing

Lukas J. Furtak (1) , Adi Zitrin (2) , Erik Zackrisson (3) , Vasily Kokorev (1) , Anthony J. Taylor (1) , Joseph F. V. Allingham (2) , John Chisholm (1) , Jose M. Diego (4)
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Hakim Atek (5) Kristen B. W. McQuinn (6 7) Ryan Endsley (1) Richard Pan (8) Gabriel Brammer (9) Qinyue Fei (10) Seiji Fujimoto (10) Tiger Y.-Y. Hsiao (1) Patrick L. Kelly (11) Damien Korber (12) Ashish K. Meena (13) Rohan P. Naidu (14) Alberto Saldana-Lopez (15) ((1) University of Texas at Austin (2) Ben-Gurion-University of the Negev (3) Uppsala University (4) Instituto de F\'Isica de Cantabria (5) Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (6) Space Telescope Science Institute (7) Rutgers University (8) Tufts University (9) Cosmic Dawn Center (10) University of Toronto (11) University of Minnesota (12) University of Geneva (13) Indian Institute of Science (14) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (15) Stockholm University)
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The pith

Extreme lensing and deep JWST imaging detect individual AGB stars at redshifts 1-4

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper reports four extremely faint red point sources found in ultra-deep JWST/NIRCam images of the strong-lensing cluster Abell S1063. These sources lie in lensed arcs right at the symmetry points near the critical curves for galaxies at redshifts 1 to 4. The combination of magnifications up to 10,000 and the depth of the GLIMPSE data lets the authors resolve what they interpret as three asymptotic giant branch stars with temperatures 3200-3750 K plus one yellow supergiant at 6750 K. A sympathetic reader would care because this offers the first direct look at ordinary low-mass red stars in the era when the universe was roughly half its present age, with potential uses for tracing stellar evolution and chemical enrichment.

Core claim

Thanks to the unprecedented depth of the GLIMPSE observations paired with the extreme lensing magnification up to mu approximately 10 to the 4, we might be resolving the lower-mass red stellar population. Concretely, we detect three likely extremely magnified asymptotic giant branch stars with effective temperatures 3200-3750 K and one yellow super-giant star with effective temperature 6750 K, possibly a yellow hyper-giant or Cepheid.

What carries the argument

Extreme gravitational lensing magnification near critical curves in Abell S1063, reaching factors up to 10,000, paired with ultra-deep JWST/NIRCam imaging that reaches surface brightnesses below 21 nJy per square arcsecond.

If this is right

  • These detections open a possible window into stellar populations, evolution, and chemical enrichment at high redshifts.
  • Lensed stars such as these could serve as standard candles to populate the distance ladder at cosmological redshifts.
  • The appearance of similar sources in multiple faint arcs suggests this is a repeatable class of observable objects in deep lensed fields.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the identifications hold, repeated imaging could measure pulsation periods of high-redshift AGB stars or Cepheids to test stellar models.
  • The technique might eventually constrain the low-mass end of the initial mass function in galaxies at cosmic noon.
  • Similar searches in other clusters could provide direct counts of evolved stars to compare with integrated light models of high-redshift galaxies.

Load-bearing premise

The four point sources are single stars rather than unresolved compact clusters or background contaminants, and their colors match stellar templates at the lensed redshifts.

What would settle it

Spectroscopy that shows absorption features matching AGB or supergiant atmospheres at the claimed redshifts and temperatures, or multi-epoch imaging that detects the expected variability of AGB or Cepheid stars.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.18696 by (10) University of Toronto, (11) University of Minnesota, (12) University of Geneva, (13) Indian Institute of Science, (14) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (15) Stockholm University), (2) Ben-Gurion-University of the Negev, (3) Uppsala University, (4) Instituto de F\'Isica de Cantabria, (5) Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, (6) Space Telescope Science Institute, 7), (7) Rutgers University, (8) Tufts University, (9) Cosmic Dawn Center, Adi Zitrin (2), Alberto Saldana-Lopez (15) ((1) University of Texas at Austin, Anthony J. Taylor (1), Ashish K. Meena (13), Damien Korber (12), Erik Zackrisson (3), Gabriel Brammer (9), Hakim Atek (5), John Chisholm (1), Jose M. Diego (4), Joseph F. V. Allingham (2), Kristen B. W. McQuinn (6, Lukas J. Furtak (1), Patrick L. Kelly (11), Qinyue Fei (10), Richard Pan (8), Rohan P. Naidu (14), Ryan Endsley (1), Seiji Fujimoto (10), Tiger Y.-Y. Hsiao (1), Vasily Kokorev (1).

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Red lensed star candidates in AS1063. Left: Observed deep GLIMPSE JWST and HST photometry (blue; see Tab. 3), overlaid with the best-fit AGB-star SED (black) and the best-fit photometry (red). Middle: BCG-subtracted 3′′ × 3 ′′ GLIMPSE JWST composite-color image cutout centered on the lensed star candidates. The critical line from our SL model (see appendix C) for the source redshift of the corresponding ob… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Simulated brightness properties of a 4.5 Gyr old, constant SFH stellar population of M⋆ = 6 × 105 M⊙ at z = 1.43 (the spectroscopic redshift of ID 24951). This represents the most conservative population in the vicinity of the lensed star since it corresponds to the age of the Universe at that redshift. Left: Distribution of apparent magnitudes in F115W and F444W for the brightest stars in the simulated po… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: JWST/NIRSpec G395M/F290LP spectroscopy of multiple image system 401, the host arc of ID 43258 Hedorah. Left: Zoom-in on the Hα line, measured at zspec = 3.7152 ± 0.0001. The identification of this single emission line as Hα is facilitated by a multitude of close-by spectroscopically confirmed multiple image systems which places a strong geometric prior on the redshift of system 401. Right: BCG-subtracted 5… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Color-comparison of the lensed star candidates (stars) with point-sources in the GLIMPSE catalog (circles). The lensed stars are less red in F150W − F277W than most point-sources of similar F150W−F444W color in the catalog due to their smoothly rising red rest-frame optical slopes (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_4.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We report the discovery of four extremely faint ($m_{\mathrm{F444W}}\gtrsim29$) red point sources in recent ultra-deep JWST/NIRCam images of the strong lensing galaxy cluster Abell S1063. All four sources sit in lensed arcs, on the symmetry points very close to the critical curves for their host-galaxies' redshifts ($z\sim1-4$). Remarkably, these point sources appear in most arcs that are sufficiently faint close to the critical curve's position ($<21\,\mathrm{nJy}\,\mathrm{arcsec}^{-2}$ in F115W). This suggests that -- unlike previous caustic-crossing events or lensed stars -- thanks to the unprecedented depth of the GLIMPSE observations paired with the extreme lensing magnification (up to $\mu\sim10^4$) we might be resolving the lower-mass ($M\sim1-11\,\mathrm{M}_{\odot}$) red stellar population. Concretely, we detect three likely extremely magnified asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars ($T_{\mathrm{eff}}\sim3200-3750$ K), and one yellow super-giant star ($T_{\mathrm{eff}}\sim6750$ K) -- possibly a yellow hyper-giant or a Cepheid. In addition to offering the first glimpse at low-mass extremely magnified stars, these detections open a possible window into stellar populations, evolution, and chemical enrichment at high redshifts, and could pave the way for using lensed stars such as these as standard candles to populate the distance ladder at cosmological redshifts.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

3 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript reports the discovery of four extremely faint red point sources (m_F444W ≳29) in ultra-deep JWST/NIRCam images of the strong-lensing cluster Abell S1063. These sources lie on symmetry points very close to the critical curves of their host arcs at z∼1-4. The authors interpret three as extremely magnified AGB stars (T_eff∼3200-3750 K) and one as a yellow supergiant (T_eff∼6750 K), attributing the detections to the combination of GLIMPSE depth and magnifications up to μ∼10^4 that resolve low-mass (1-11 M_⊙) red stellar populations at cosmic noon.

Significance. If the identifications as individual stars are confirmed, the result would be significant: it offers the first direct view of the lower-mass end of the red stellar population at high redshift via extreme lensing, with potential implications for stellar evolution, chemical enrichment, and the use of such stars as standard candles. The approach leverages unprecedented JWST depth paired with caustic proximity in a novel way.

major comments (3)
  1. [Abstract and results section on source identification] The central claim that the four m_F444W ≳29 point sources are single AGB or yellow-supergiant stars at the arc redshifts rests on positional coincidence with critical curves plus broadband color matching to stellar templates in the available NIRCam bands. No spectroscopic confirmation is presented, and quantitative modeling of alternatives (compact star-forming knots, unresolved clusters, or foreground/background contaminants) is absent; this directly undermines the interpretation as resolved individual stars.
  2. [Lens modeling and magnification estimates] The extreme magnifications (μ∼10^4) invoked to resolve M∼1-11 M_⊙ stars are taken from external lens models without reported uncertainty quantification or sensitivity tests at the precise locations of the four sources; small shifts in the critical-curve position would change the inferred intrinsic luminosities and stellar types substantially.
  3. [Selection and detection statistics] The statement that the sources appear in 'most arcs that are sufficiently faint close to the critical curve's position (<21 nJy arcsec^{-2} in F115W)' introduces a potential post-hoc selection bias. The paper does not demonstrate that the detection rate remains significant when the faint-arc threshold is varied or when all arcs near critical curves are considered without the flux cut.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Photometry section] Clarify the exact photometric apertures and background subtraction used for the point sources in the F115W and F444W bands; provide the full SED table for independent verification.
  2. [Figures showing source positions] Add error bars or uncertainty regions to the critical-curve overlays in the figures showing the four sources.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

3 responses · 1 unresolved

We thank the referee for their careful and constructive review. We address each major comment below and describe the revisions we will incorporate.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and results section on source identification] The central claim that the four m_F444W ≳29 point sources are single AGB or yellow-supergiant stars at the arc redshifts rests on positional coincidence with critical curves plus broadband color matching to stellar templates in the available NIRCam bands. No spectroscopic confirmation is presented, and quantitative modeling of alternatives (compact star-forming knots, unresolved clusters, or foreground/background contaminants) is absent; this directly undermines the interpretation as resolved individual stars.

    Authors: We agree that spectroscopic confirmation would be definitive, but the extreme faintness (m_F444W ≳29) makes it infeasible with current facilities. The positional alignment with critical curves and color consistency with stellar templates remain the primary evidence. In revision we will add quantitative simulations of alternative scenarios (compact knots, unresolved clusters, and contaminants) to assess their viability relative to the stellar interpretation. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Lens modeling and magnification estimates] The extreme magnifications (μ∼10^4) invoked to resolve M∼1-11 M_⊙ stars are taken from external lens models without reported uncertainty quantification or sensitivity tests at the precise locations of the four sources; small shifts in the critical-curve position would change the inferred intrinsic luminosities and stellar types substantially.

    Authors: We will perform and report sensitivity tests that shift the critical-curve locations within the published uncertainties of the external lens models. The revised manuscript will include the resulting range in magnification and the corresponding impact on inferred stellar luminosities and types. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [Selection and detection statistics] The statement that the sources appear in 'most arcs that are sufficiently faint close to the critical curve's position (<21 nJy arcsec^{-2} in F115W)' introduces a potential post-hoc selection bias. The paper does not demonstrate that the detection rate remains significant when the faint-arc threshold is varied or when all arcs near critical curves are considered without the flux cut.

    Authors: We will revise the selection section to include a systematic test: we vary the surface-brightness threshold around the quoted value and repeat the analysis on the full set of arcs near critical curves without the flux cut. The revised text will show that the detection rate remains statistically significant across these variations, confirming that the result is not driven by a post-hoc cut. revision: yes

standing simulated objections not resolved
  • Spectroscopic confirmation of the sources, which is not feasible with existing instrumentation given their extreme faintness.

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged

No significant circularity; claims rest on external lensing models and standard templates

full rationale

The paper presents an observational discovery of faint point sources and classifies them via broadband color matching to external stellar templates plus magnification factors drawn from cited lens models. No derivation chain, equation, or fitted parameter within the manuscript reduces the central claims to quantities defined by the paper itself. Self-citations (if present for lens modeling) are not load-bearing for the stellar identification step, which remains independently falsifiable against template libraries and contamination tests. This is the expected outcome for an observational report relying on standard astrophysical tools.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim depends on standard assumptions from gravitational lensing and stellar astrophysics without new invented entities; temperature estimates are fitted to models.

free parameters (1)
  • effective temperature from colors = 3200-3750 K and 6750 K
    Derived by matching observed broadband colors to stellar atmosphere models
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Strong gravitational lensing produces magnifications up to 10^4 near critical curves of galaxy clusters
    Invoked to explain visibility of the point sources

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