SN 2024abfl

SN 2024abfl
	Image of the NGC 2146 galaxy which is where the supernova occurred
	Type ll
Date	15 November 2024
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Distance	41 million ly
Redshift	0.002979
Progenitor type	Red supergiant
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Last updated May 10, 2025

SN 2024abfl was a Type ll supernova that occurred in the starburst barred spiral galaxy NGC 2146 about 41 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Camelopardalis.^[1]

The progenitor of the SN 2024abl supernova was a typical red supergiant (RSG)star that was slightly reddened by interstellar dust. The initial mass of this star was likely somewhere between 9-12 solar masses.^[2]

References

↑ "2024abfl | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
↑ Luo, Jingxiao; Zhang, Lifu; Chen, Bing-Qiu; Cheng, Qiyuan; Guo, Boyang; Li, Jiao; Guo, Yanjun; Xiong, Jianping; Meng, Xiangcun; Chen, Xuefei; Liu, Zhengwei; Han, Zhanwen (March 2025). "The Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II Supernova 2024abfl". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 982 (2): L55. arXiv: 2412.13166 . Bibcode:2025ApJ...982L..55L. doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/adbf0b . ISSN 2041-8205.

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[1] "2024abfl | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2025-04-30.

[2] Luo, Jingxiao; Zhang, Lifu; Chen, Bing-Qiu; Cheng, Qiyuan; Guo, Boyang; Li, Jiao; Guo, Yanjun; Xiong, Jianping; Meng, Xiangcun; Chen, Xuefei; Liu, Zhengwei; Han, Zhanwen (March 2025). "The Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II Supernova 2024abfl". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 982 (2): L55. arXiv: 2412.13166 . Bibcode:2025ApJ...982L..55L. doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/adbf0b . ISSN 2041-8205.

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