SN 2016aps
SN 2016aps is the most luminous supernova observed so far (as of April 2020).
Measurements estimate them to be around ten times more energetic and around 500 times brighter than normal such star explosions. The astronomers assume that the exploded star was previously formed from the merging of two large suns. This is supported by the unusually high proportion of hydrogen in the explosion cloud. The team around the astrophysicist Matt Nicholl from the University of Birmingham assumes that the event is a so-called pulsating pair instability supernova .
The supernova was discovered on February 22nd, 2016 with the Pan-STARRS telescope in the constellation Dragon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spectrum of Science: Astrophysics: Astronomers View Record Supernova - Spectrum of Science , accessed on April 19, 2020
- ↑ a b Matt Nicholl et al. a .: An extremely energetic supernova from a very massive star in a dense medium . In: Nature Astronomy . April 13, 2020, p. 1-7 , doi : 10.1038 / s41550-020-1066-7 .
- ↑ heise online: Astronomy: So far, brightest supernova discovered | heise online , accessed on April 19, 2020
- ↑ Unlock your mind and soul: The brightest supernova flashed in the constellation Dragon. This is a unique case in the history of the universe - Soul: Ask | Unlock your mind and soul , accessed April 19, 2020