SN UDS10Wil

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] The nickname SN Wilson is after the American President Woodrow Wilson.[4]

SN UDS10Wil

Record-breaking supernova SN UDS10Wil in the CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey[1]
Other designations	SN UDS10Wil, SN Wilson
Event type	Type Ia supernova
Spectral class	Ia
Instrument	Hubble Space Telescope
Distance	10,500,000,000 light-years (3,200,000 kpc)
Redshift	1.914
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See also

• List of most distant supernovae
• List of the most distant astronomical objects

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 (published May 2013). 768 (2): 166. arXiv:1304.0768. Bibcode:2013ApJ...768..166J. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/768/2/166. S2CID 118890248. 166.

References

1. "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.
4. "Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova". Hubble Space Telescope. 2013-04-04.