Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes
We present the latest results from the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program to measure the Hubble constant, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The overall program aims to calibrate three independent methods: (1) tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) stars, (2) J -region asymptotic giant...
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| description | We present the latest results from the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program to measure the Hubble constant, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The overall program aims to calibrate three independent methods: (1) tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) stars, (2) J -region asymptotic giant branch (JAGB) stars, and (3) Cepheids. To date, our program includes 10 nearby galaxies, hosting 11 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) suitable for measuring the Hubble constant ( H _0 ). It also includes the galaxy NGC 4258, whose geometric distance provides the zero-point calibration. In this paper, we discuss our results from the TRGB and JAGB methods. Our current best (highest-precision) estimate is H _0 = 70.39 ± 1.22 (stat) ± 1.33 (sys) ± 0.70 ( σ _SN ), based on the TRGB method alone, with a total of 24 SN Ia calibrators from both Hubble Space Telescope and JWST data. Based on our new JWST data only, and tying into SNe Ia, we find values of H _0 = 68.81 ± 1.79 (stat) ± 1.32 (sys) for the TRGB, and H _0 = 67.80 ± 2.17 (stat) ± 1.64 (sys) km s ^−1 Mpc ^−1 for the JAGB method. The distances measured using the TRGB and the JAGB methods agree, on average, at a level better than 1%, and with the SHoES Cepheid distances at just over the 1% level. Our results are consistent with the current standard Lambda cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model, without the need for the inclusion of additional new physics. Future JWST data will be required to increase the precision and accuracy of the local distance scale. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e6311b92b434ce8a0fd86590eb6f41f2025-08-20T01:56:45ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01985220310.3847/1538-4357/adce78Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space TelescopesWendy L. Freedman0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3431-9135Barry F. Madore1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-1676Taylor J. Hoyt2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9664-0560In Sung Jang3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-0070Abigail J. Lee4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-0220Kayla A. Owens5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-8820Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA ; wfreedman@uchicago.edu; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USAThe Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science , 813 Santa Barbara St., Pasadena, CA 91101, USAPhysics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USADepartment of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA ; wfreedman@uchicago.edu; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USADepartment of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA ; wfreedman@uchicago.edu; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USADepartment of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA ; wfreedman@uchicago.edu; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USAWe present the latest results from the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program to measure the Hubble constant, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The overall program aims to calibrate three independent methods: (1) tip of the red giant branch (TRGB) stars, (2) J -region asymptotic giant branch (JAGB) stars, and (3) Cepheids. To date, our program includes 10 nearby galaxies, hosting 11 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) suitable for measuring the Hubble constant ( H _0 ). It also includes the galaxy NGC 4258, whose geometric distance provides the zero-point calibration. In this paper, we discuss our results from the TRGB and JAGB methods. Our current best (highest-precision) estimate is H _0 = 70.39 ± 1.22 (stat) ± 1.33 (sys) ± 0.70 ( σ _SN ), based on the TRGB method alone, with a total of 24 SN Ia calibrators from both Hubble Space Telescope and JWST data. Based on our new JWST data only, and tying into SNe Ia, we find values of H _0 = 68.81 ± 1.79 (stat) ± 1.32 (sys) for the TRGB, and H _0 = 67.80 ± 2.17 (stat) ± 1.64 (sys) km s ^−1 Mpc ^−1 for the JAGB method. The distances measured using the TRGB and the JAGB methods agree, on average, at a level better than 1%, and with the SHoES Cepheid distances at just over the 1% level. Our results are consistent with the current standard Lambda cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model, without the need for the inclusion of additional new physics. Future JWST data will be required to increase the precision and accuracy of the local distance scale.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adce78Observational cosmology |
| spellingShingle | Wendy L. Freedman Barry F. Madore Taylor J. Hoyt In Sung Jang Abigail J. Lee Kayla A. Owens Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes The Astrophysical Journal Observational cosmology |
| title | Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes |
| title_full | Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes |
| title_fullStr | Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes |
| title_short | Status Report on the Chicago-Carnegie Hubble Program (CCHP): Measurement of the Hubble Constant Using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes |
| title_sort | status report on the chicago carnegie hubble program cchp measurement of the hubble constant using the hubble and james webb space telescopes |
| topic | Observational cosmology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adce78 |
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