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SN UDS10Wil
Record-breaking supernova SN UDS10Wil in the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey[1]
Ia
Distance10,500,000,000 light-years (3,200,000 kpc)
Redshift1.914
Other designationsSN UDS10Wil, SN Wilson
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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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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. 768 (2) (published May 2013). arXiv:1304.0768. Bibcode:2013ApJ...768..166J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/768/2/166. 166. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |publicationdate= ignored (|publication-date= suggested) (help)

References

  1. ^ a b "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.