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January 11, 2012 12:30 PM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-2012-02

NASA's Hubble Breaks New Ground with Distant Supernova Discovery

Technical facts about this news release:

About the Object

Object Name:	SN Primo
Object Description:	Type Ia Supernova in the CANDELS GOODS HUDF Region
Position (J2000):	R.A. 03h 32m 38s.01 Dec. -27° 46' 39".08
Constellation:	Fornax
Redshift:	z=1.55

About the Data

Data Description:	These images were created from Hubble data from proposals 12060 (PI: S. Faber, University of California, Santa Cruz) and 12099 (PI: A. Riess (STScI/JHU). The lead author on the paper is S. Rodney (JHU).
Instrument:	ACS/WFC and WFC3/IR
Exposure Date(s):	Data used in these images were taken in 2010 and 2011.
Filters:	ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F606W (V), F775W (i), and F850LPW (z) WFC3/IR: F105W (Y), F125W (J), and F160W (H)

About the Release

Credit:

NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI and JHU), and S. Rodney (JHU)

Release Date:

January 11, 2012

Color:

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 and ACS instruments on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:

ACS/WFC: F435W (B) + F606W (V)	blue
ACS/WFC: F775W (i) + F850LPW (z)	green
WFC3/IR: F105W (Y) + F125W (J) + F160W (H)	red

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