Hubble Reveals A Galaxy That Exploded In A Supernova 2.5 Blillion Times Brighter Than The Sun
A new image from the Gubble Space Telescope shows a small galaxy called UGC 5189A, which was discovered to have a very bright supernova back in 2010. This galaxy is located 150 million light years away from us.
The Hubble telescope showed a galaxy with supernova The galaxy UGC 5189A is approximately 36,000 light years in size, so it is relatively small compared to the size of the Milky Way — 100 thousand light years. The new picture of this galaxy was made on the basis of data collected by the telescope during the last three years of observations of the space object.
SN 2010jl is a Type II supernova, meaning the death of a massive star that had at least 40 to 50 solar masses during its lifetime. When such a massive star runs out of fuel for thermonuclear fusion, and the energy that has supported it for millions and billions of years in the fight against gravitational collapse runs out, an explosion occurs. Studying supernovae is of great value to scientists, but studying the debris that these cosmic explosions leave behind can be equally fruitful. For example, it is possible to establish the conditions necessary for the occurrence of a supernova and track the star’s change of environment.
