Jump to content

SN UDS10Wil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SN UDS10Wil
Record-breaking supernova SN UDS10Wil in the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey[1]
Ia
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 17m 46s[2]
Declination−05° 15′ 23″[2]
EpochJ2000
Distance16,600 megalight-years (5,100 Mpc)
Redshift1.914[2]
Other designationsSN UDS10Wil,[3] SN Wilson
  Related media on Commons

SN UDS10Wil (SN Wilson)[4] is a type Ia supernova, and as of April 2013, the farthest known.[5]

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] The nickname SN Wilson is after the American President Woodrow Wilson.[6]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Hubble breaks record for furthest supernova". esahubble.org. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c Jones, David O.; Rodney, Steven A.; Riess, Adam G.; Mobasher, Bahram; Dahlen, Tomas; McCully, Curtis; Frederiksen, Teddy F.; Casertano, Stefano; Hjorth, Jens; Keeton, Charles R.; Koekemoer, Anton; Strolger, Louis-Gregory; Wiklind, Tommy G.; Challis, Peter; Graur, Or (25 April 2013). "The Discovery of the Most Distant Known Type Ia Supernova at Redshift 1.914". The Astrophysical Journal. 768 (2): 166. arXiv:1304.0768. Bibcode:2013ApJ...768..166J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/768/2/166. ISSN 0004-637X.
  3. ^ "NAME UDS10Wil". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ Major, Jason (5 April 2013). "Hubble Spots the Most Distant Supernova Ever". Discovery Channel. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (2013-04-04). "Exploding stars: Supernova found is most distant of its kind yet". Slate.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  6. ^ "Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova". Hubble Space Telescope. 2013-04-04.