Record-breaking supernova in the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey (compass and scale)
This is a NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope view looking long ago and far away at a supernova that exploded over 10 billion years ago — the most distant Type Ia supernova ever detected. The supernova’s light is just arriving at Earth, having travelled more than 10 billion light-years (redshift 1.914) across space.
This image reveals the sky around the supernova, known as SN UDS10Wil, which is shown inset within its host galaxy.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic1306b |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 4 April 2013, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1306 |
Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
Name: | SN UDS10Wil |
Type: | Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
Distance: | z=1.914 (redshift) |
Category: | Stars |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical R | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |