SN 2021yfj

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SN 2021yfj
Ien
Date2021
Right ascension 01h 37m 46.17s
Declination 24.442, -1.2549
Epoch J2000
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SN 2021yfj is the first Type Ien supernova discovered. [1] [2] It was first found by astronomer Steve Schulze and a team of scientists via data collected from the Zwicky Transient Facility. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Gal-Yam, A.; Yaron, O.; Schulze, S. (September 2024). "Introducing a new supernova classification type: SN Ien". Transient Name Server AstroNote. 239: 1. Bibcode:2024TNSAN.239....1G.
  2. ↑ Schulze, Steve; Gal-Yam, Avishay; Dessart, Luc; Miller, Adam A.; Woosley, Stan E.; Yang, Yi; Bulla, Mattia; Yaron, Ofer; Sollerman, Jesper; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Hinds, K.-Ryan; Perley, Daniel A.; Tsuna, Daichi; Lunnan, Ragnhild; Sarin, Nikhil (August 2025). "Extremely stripped supernova reveals a silicon and sulfur formation site" . Nature. 644 (8077): 634–639. doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09375-3. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   40836132.
  3. ↑ O'Callaghan, Jonathon. "Onionlike Space Explosion May Be a New Type of Supernova". The New York Times . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
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