Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF18acakqot

Superluminous supernova 22% confidence

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

First detected: 2018-09-15 10:53 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-10-28 09:21 UTC; 5 days ago
Detections: 790
Position (J2000): 02:42:53.01 +11:18:18.0; 40.72089°, 11.30500°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

lc_classifier

Superluminous supernova22%

stamp_classifier

Supernova51%

Where in the sky

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