SN 2010jl: A supernova found in the galaxy UGC 5189A about 160 million light years from Earth.
This composite image shows the galaxy UGC 5189A in X-ray data from Chandra (purple) and optical data from Hubble (red, green and blue.) The very bright source near the top of the galaxy is SN 2010jl, a recently discovered supernova. Data from Chandra have provided the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded in SN 2010jl. This discovery may help astronomers understand why some supernovas are much more powerful than others.
Scale: Image is 46 arcsec across. (36,000 light years across.)
Photo credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Royal Military College of Canada/P.Chandra et al); Optical: NASA/STScI
Notes: For more information, see SN 2010jl: A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough. Also, the second link for UGC 5189A is in the German language. The Minister does not normally link to non-English language websites, but the translation of this webpage provides information on this galaxy that is not available in the other links.
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