Supernova in NGC 4080, and maybe in M61

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Supernova in NGC 4080, and maybe in M61

Post by Ann » Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:40 am

There is a confirmed new and bright supernova of type Ib in NGC 4080. This link is in Danish, but there are some good pictures of the supernova.

There are also as yet unconfirmed reports of a supernova in M61.

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Re: Supernova in NGC 4080, and maybe in M61

Post by bystander » Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:28 pm

Ann wrote:There is a confirmed new and bright supernova of type Ib in NGC 4080.
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=6634
http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/super ... 0+265946.6
There are also as yet [url=http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/ ... 28185.html]unconfirmed reports of a supernova in M61[/url
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