NGC 6984 is a barred spiral galaxy located 180 million light years away in the constellation Indus.
It is known for having been the host of two recent supernovae: one in 2012 first known as SNhunt142[3] (later designated SN 2012im[4]), and one in 2013 known as SN 2013ek. The first was a Type Ic[5] and the second was a Type Ib/c.[6] HST observations were initiated by Dr. Dan Milisavljevic.[7] NASA's press release about SN 2013ek said:
"It is so close to where SN 2012im was spotted that the two events are thought to be linked; the chance of two completely independent supernovae so close together and of the same class exploding within one year of one another is a very unlikely event. It was initially suggested that SN 2013ek may in fact be SN 2012im flaring up again, but further observations support the idea that they are separate supernovae — although they may be closely related in some as-yet-unknown way."[8]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search Results for NGC 6984". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Stellar explosions in NGC 6984". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "ATel #4300: PESSTO spectroscopic classification of optical transients".
- ^ http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/003600/CBET003607.txt [bare URL plain text file]
- ^ "ATel #5225: A new SN suspect at the position of SNhunt142 discovered 1 year ago".
- ^ "ATel #5227: Spectroscopic classification for PSN J20575390-5152245 with FLOYDS at Faulkes Telescope South".
- ^ "13505 Program Information".
- ^ Hubble Catches Stellar Explosions in NGC 6984, NASA, 13 November 2013, archived from the original on 21 November 2013
External links
- Media related to NGC 6984 at Wikimedia Commons
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