Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF18abmapff

Type Ib/c supernova 16% confidence

A massive star that lost its outer layers before collapsing.

First detected: 2018-08-02 05:36 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-10-26 02:55 UTC; 7 days ago
Detections: 829
Position (J2000): 19:28:02.18 +04:54:57.1; 292.00909°, 4.91586°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

lc_classifier

Type Ib/c supernova16%

Where in the sky

Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.