SN 2006gy
SN 2006gy was a supernova that occurred 240 million light years away in a galaxy called NGC 1260. It was HUGE. The supernova was discovered in September 2006, and stands as far and away the most powerful and brightest ever observed. [more]
SN 2006gy was a supernova that occurred 240 million light years away in a galaxy called NGC 1260. It was HUGE.
The supernova was discovered in September 2006, and stands as far and away the most powerful and brightest ever observed.
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CNN - (CNN) -- Scientists have just released images of the brightest stellar explosion recorded. The supernova, known as SN 2006gy, was believed to be about 150 times as massive as the sun. The explos
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SN 2006gy was found by subtracting a co-addition of images taken between 2005 Sept. 28 and Oct. 25 (limiting mag about 18.1) from the 2006 September images; 2006gy may be a type-II(n) supernova or an
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Object_Name -- RA ---- -- DC -- Mag_B_ Mag_R_ V-R Dist(°) SN2006gy 03 17 27.1 +41 24 20 US_132 03 17 21.4 +41 25 02 14.000 13.200 +0.30 0.0212 5
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