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Blast from the Past: Farthest Supernova Ever Seen Sheds Light on Dark Universe
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About this Object Object Name: SN1997ff Object Description: Supernova Type Ia in Hubble Deep Field North Galaxy 4-403.0 Position (J2000): R.A. 12h 36m 44.18s
Dec. 62° 12' 44.8" Constellation: Ursa Major Distance: 3 billion parsecs (10 billion light-years) Redshift: z~1.7 About the Data Instrument: NICMOS; WFPC2 Exposure Dates: December 23, 1997 - June 22, 1998 Exposure Time: ~ 6 days Filters: F814W (I), F110W (J), F160W (H) 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) .

About this Image Image Credit: NASA and A. Riess (STScI) Release Date: April 2, 2001 1:00p.m. EDT Orientation: Hubble Spies Most Distant Supernova Ever Seen
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*Release Date*:April 2, 2001 01:00 PM (EDT)
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*Title*:Blast from the Past: Farthest Supernova Ever Seen Sheds Light on Dark Universe
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2001-09b
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April 2, 2001 01:00 PM (EDT)

Blast from the Past: Farthest Supernova Ever Seen Sheds Light on Dark Universe