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SN UDS10Wil’s Host Galaxy

SN UDS10Wil's Host Galaxy

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    02h 17m 46.0s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -5° 15' 23.0"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Cetus
  • 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.
    Redshift: z = 1.914

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.
    This image was created from HST data from proposal 12064: S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz) and H. Ferguson (STScI); and proposal 12099: A. Riess (STScI/JHU).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFC3/IR
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    December 30, 2010, and December 2, 2011
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    F125W (J) and F160W (H)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Supernova Wilson, SN UDS10Wil
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Type Ia Supernova
  • Release Date
    April 4, 2013
  • Science Release
    Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova
    Read the release
  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI and JHU), and D. Jones and S. Rodney (JHU)

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Last Updated
Feb 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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