Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF26ablsebw

Type II supernova 38% confidence

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

First detected: 2026-08-04 08:54 UTC; 3 months ago
Last detected: 2026-10-28 07:15 UTC; 6 days ago
Detections: 163
Position (J2000): 00:20:19.03 -09:58:14.0; 5.07928°, -9.97055°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

lc_classifier

Type II supernova38%

stamp_classifier

Supernova71%

Where in the sky

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