Zwicky Transient Facility

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Superluminous supernova 23% confidence

A rare explosion ten or more times brighter than a normal supernova.

First detected: 2018-09-27 07:04 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-10-28 04:02 UTC; 5 days ago
Detections: 710
Position (J2000): 21:34:22.91 -13:58:29.5; 323.59547°, -13.97487°

Light curve

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Classification

lc_classifier

Superluminous supernova23%

Where in the sky

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