SN 2020jfo

SN 2020jfo
Supernova 2020jfo is the bright star inside the Messier 61 galaxy.
Event typeSupernova Edit this on Wikidata
Type II (peculiar)
DateMay 06, 2020
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension4h 28m 54.05s
Declination12° 21′ 50.480″
EpochJ2000
Distance0.00502 redshift
Redshift0.00502 Edit this on Wikidata
HostMessier 61
Notable featuresDetailed data on progenitor star in archives
Peak apparent magnitude+16.01
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SN 2020jfo was a Type II supernova in the Messier 61 galaxy, first observed on 6 May 2020 with an apparent magnitude of 16.01. It was one of the first supernovae for which independent, multi-instrument data was collected before, during, and after the explosion. Large astronomical surveys like Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Pan-STARRS have played a role in data collection before and after these events.

Light curves for SN 2020jfo in four photometric bands, plotted from data published by Ailawadhi et al. (2023)

References

  1. ↑ Dvorsky, George (October 22, 2021). "Observations of Exploding Star in 'Real Time' Deemed a Major Step Towards Predicting Supernovas". Gizmodo.
  2. ↑ Sollerman, J. (July 30, 2021). "The Type II supernova SN 2020jfo in M 61, implications for progenitor system, and explosion dynamics". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 655: A105. arXiv:2107.14503. Bibcode:2021A&A...655A.105S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141374. S2CID 239388865.
  3. ↑ Vallely, P.J.; Kocanek, CS; Stanek, KZ; Fausnaugh, M; Shappee, BJ (February 2021). "High-cadence, early-time observations of core-collapse supernovae from the TESS prime mission". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 500 (4): 5639–5656. arXiv:2010.06596. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa3675.
  4. ↑ Jones, DO (2021). "The Young Supernova Experiment: Survey Goals, Overview, and Operations". The Astrophysical Journal. 908 (143): 143. arXiv:2010.09724. Bibcode:2021ApJ...908..143J. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abd7f5. S2CID 224803297.
  5. ↑ Ailawadhi, B.; Dastidar, R.; Misra, K.; Roy, R.; Hiramatsu, D.; Howell, D. A.; Brink, T. G.; Zheng, W.; Galbany, L.; Shahbandeh, M.; Arcavi, I.; Ashall, C.; Bostroem, K. A.; Burke, J.; Chapman, T.; Dimple; Filippenko, A. V.; Gangopadhyay, A.; Ghosh, A.; Hoffman, A. M.; Hosseinzadeh, G.; Jennings, C.; Jha, V. K.; Kumar, A.; Karamehmetoglu, E.; McCully, C.; McGinness, E.; Muller-Bravo, T. E.; Murakami, Y. S.; Pandey, S. B.; Pellegrino, C.; Piscarreta, L.; Rho, J.; Stritzinger, M.; Sunseri, J.; Van Dyk, S. D.; Yadav, L. (February 2023). "Photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type II SN 2020jfo with a short plateau". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 519 (1): 248-270. arXiv:2211.02823. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac3234.