Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF26acakche

Superluminous supernova 32% confidence

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

First detected: 2026-10-07 08:33 UTC; 26 days ago
Last detected: 2026-10-28 08:06 UTC; 5 days ago
Detections: 31
Position (J2000): 02:41:02.87 -07:29:59.1; 40.26197°, -7.49975°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

lc_classifier

Superluminous supernova32%

stamp_classifier

Supernova83%

Where in the sky

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