Farthest Supernova Ever - SN 1997ff
This image shows the supernova itself, distinguished by the white dot in the center. Although this stellar explosion is among the brightest beacons in the universe, it could not be seen directly in the Hubble images. The stellar blast is so distant from Earth that its light is buried in the glow of its host galaxy.
Credit:
NASA/ESA, Adam Riess ( Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0109d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 April 2001, 19:00 |
| Size: | 342 x 342 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SN 1997FF |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova • Stars Images/Videos • Cosmology Images/Videos |
| Distance: | z=1.7 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
