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- Astronomy & Space Science
- Astrophysics
- Nearby supernova SN 2014J
- Astronomy & Space Science
- Cosmology
- Nearby supernova SN 2014J
- Astronomy & Space Science
- Stars and the galaxy
- Nearby supernova SN 2014J
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Nearby supernova SN 2014J
Article By:
Brown, Peter J. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Last reviewed:2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB150532
- Early images
- Host galaxy, M82
- Classification of supernovae
- Origin of type Ia supernovae
- Type Ia supernovae as standard candles
- Effect of dust
- Observations
- Origin of reddening
- Related Primary Literature
- Additional Reading
SN 2014J is the name given to a nearby supernova in the galaxy M82. On January 21, 2014, Dr. Steve Fossey was teaching a group of undergraduate students how to observe with a telescope when they decided to observe M82. They noticed a bright, starlike object that did not appear in previously taken online images of the galaxy. It was officially designated SN 2014J. Supernovae (the plural form of the Latin-based “nova”) are named based on the year the supernova was first observed and given a letter based on the order in which it is announced. Thus, SN 2014A was the first supernova observed in 2014 to be given an official name, and SN 2014J was the tenth. After 26 supernovae, two letters are used, continuing with the pattern aa, ab, through az, and then continuing with ba, bb, and so on. Hundreds of supernovae are now discovered each year.
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