Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF18abmrguj

Type II supernova 39% confidence

A massive star whose core collapsed while still wrapped in hydrogen.

First detected: 2018-08-14 08:24 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-10-28 03:08 UTC; 6 days ago
Detections: 1260
Position (J2000): 19:35:04.33 +06:59:58.4; 293.76806°, 6.99956°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

lc_classifier

Type II supernova39%

Where in the sky

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