SN UDS10Wil

SN UDS10Wil

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hubble breaks record for furthest supernova | Press Releases | ESA/Hubble". Spacetelescope.org. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  2. Jason Major (5 April 2013). "Hubble Spots the Most Distant Supernova Ever". Discovery Channel.
  3. 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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