SN UDS10Wil
| SN UDS10Wil | |
|---|---|
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Record-breaking supernova SN UDS10Wil in the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey[1] | |
| Observation data | |
| Supernova type | Ia |
| Redshift | z=1.914 |
| Distance | 10,500,000,000 light-years (3,200,000 kpc) |
| Designations | |
| SN UDS10Wil, SN Wilson | |
SN UDS10Wil (SN Wilson)[2] is a type Ia supernova, and as of April 2013, the farthest known.[3] It has a redshift of 1.914, which strongly implies that it exploded when the universe was about a third of its current size. It was discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3.[1]
See also
Further reading
- David O. Jones, Steven A. Rodney, Adam G. Riess, Bahram Mobasher, Tomas Dahlen, Curtis McCully, Teddy F. Frederiksen, Stefano Casertano, Jens Hjorth, Charles R. Keeton, Anton Koekemoer, Louis-Gregory Strolger, Tommy G. Wiklind, Peter Challis, Or Graur, Brian Hayden, Brandon Patel, Benjamin J. Weiner, Alexei V. Filippenko, Peter Garnavich, Saurabh W. Jha, Robert P. Kirshner, Henry C. Ferguson, Norman A. Grogin, Dale Kocevski (2 April 2013). "The Discovery of the Most Distant Known Type Ia Supernova at Redshift 1.914". The Astrophysical Journal (May 2013) 768 (2). arXiv:1304.0768. Bibcode:2013ApJ...768..166J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/768/2/166. 166.
References
- 1 2 "Hubble breaks record for furthest supernova | Press Releases | ESA/Hubble". Spacetelescope.org. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ↑ Jason Major (5 April 2013). "Hubble Spots the Most Distant Supernova Ever". Discovery Channel.
- ↑ Yglesias, Matthew (2013-04-04). "Exploding stars: Supernova found is most distant of its kind yet". Slate.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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