SN 2020jfo
Appearance
Type II (peculiar) | |
Date | May 06, 2020 |
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Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 4h 28m 54.05s |
Declination | 12° 21′ 50.480″ |
Epoch | J2000 |
Distance | 0.00502 redshift |
Host | Messier 61 |
Notable features | Detailed data on progenitor star in archives |
Peak apparent magnitude | +16.01 |
SN 2020jfo was a type II supernova in the Messier 61 galaxy. 2020jfo's light reached Earth on May 6, 2020 with an apparent magnitude of 16.01. It was one of the first supernovae for which independent, multi-instrument data was collected before, during, and after the explosion.[1] Large astronomical surveys like Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Pan-STARRS have played a role in data collection before and after these events.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Dvorsky, George (October 22, 2021). "Observations of Exploding Star in 'Real Time' Deemed a Major Step Towards Predicting Supernovas". Gizmodo.
- ^ Sollerman, J. (July 30, 2021). "The Type II supernova SN 2020jfo in M 61, implications for progenitor system, and explosion dynamics". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 655: A105. arXiv:2107.14503. Bibcode:2021A&A...655A.105S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141374. S2CID 239388865.
- ^ Vallely, P.J.; Kocanek, CS; Stanek, KZ; Fausnaugh, M; Shappee, BJ (February 2021). "High-cadence, early-time observations of core-collapse supernovae from the TESS prime mission". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 500 (4): 5639–5656. arXiv:2010.06596. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa3675.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Jones, DO (2021). "The Young Supernova Experiment: Survey Goals, Overview, and Operations". The Astrophysical Journal. 908 (143): 143. arXiv:2010.09724. Bibcode:2021ApJ...908..143J. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abd7f5. S2CID 224803297.
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