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About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    12h 36m 48.26s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    62° 13' 1.99"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Ursa Major
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    3 billion parsecs (10 billion light-years). Redshift: z~1.7

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    Principal Astronomers: A.G. Riess (STScI), R. Thompson (U Arizona), R. Gilliland (STScI), P. Nugent (LBNL), B. Schmidt (MSSSO), J.Tonry (U Hawaii), M. Dickinson (STScI), T. Budavari (JHU), M. Livio (STScI), H. Spinrad (UC Berkeley), D. Stern (UC Berkeley), D. Sanders (U Hawaii), and S. Veilleux (U Maryland) .
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>NICMOS and HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    December 23, 1997 - June 22, 1998, Exposure Time: ~ 6 days
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F814W (I), F110W (J), F160W (H)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    SN1997ff, Hubble Deep Field-North, HDF-N
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Supernova Type Ia in Hubble Deep Field North Galaxy 4-403.0
  • Release Date
    April 2, 2001
  • Science Release
    Blast from the Past: Farthest Supernova Ever Seen Sheds Light on Dark Universe
  • Credit
    NASA and A. Riess (STScI)

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov