SN 2011fe, initially designated PTF 11kly, was a Type Ia supernova discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey on 24 August 2011 during an...
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or larger stars orbiting those supernova progenitors. In the case of SN 2011fe, the companion star must have been smaller than the Sun, if it existed...
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SN 2023ixf is a type II-L (core collapse) supernova located in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101). It was first observed on 19 May 2023 by Kōichi Itagaki and immediately...
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On May 19, 2023, SN 2023ixf was discovered in M101, and immediately classified as a Type II supernova. Type Ia supernova SN 2011fe from August 2011 Type...
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Transient Factory automated survey discovered a new Type Ia supernova (SN 2011fe) in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) shortly after it burst into existence....
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Supernovae. Supernovae in 2023 include SN 2023ixf in Messier 101 (May 2023), SN 2023idj in NGC 4568 (May 2023) and SN 2023gfo in NGC 4995 (April 2023). In...
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through modern astronomical telescopes. The most recent naked-eye supernova was SN 1987A, which was the explosion of a blue supergiant star in the Large Magellanic...
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et al. (April 2013). "BVRI lightcurves of supernovae SN 2011fe in M101, SN 2012aw in M95, and SN 2012cg in NGC 4424". New Astronomy. 20: 30–37. arXiv:1209...
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