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    SN 2006gy was an extremely energetic supernova, also referred to as a hypernova, that was discovered on September 18, 2006. It was first observed by Robert...
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    supernova yet recorded, twice as bright as the previous record holder, SN 2006gy, though SN 2005ap was eventually surpassed by ASASSN-15lh. It was initially...
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  • bright as the previous record holder, SN 2006gy. Although SN 2005ap was twice as bright at its peak than SN 2006gy it was not as energetic overall as the...
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    that SN 2006gy is a likely candidate for a pair-instability supernova. SN 2005ap, which was discovered by Robert Quimby who also discovered SN 2006gy, was...
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    supernova similar to the SN 2007bi event. It also had some similarities to the low redshift SN 2006gy supernova. Overall classification of SN 1000+0216 remains...
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    through modern astronomical telescopes. The most recent naked-eye supernova was SN 1987A, which was the explosion of a blue supergiant star in the Large Magellanic...
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    pair-instability supernovae include: SN 2006gy SN 2007bi, SN 2213-1745 SN 1000+0216, SN 2010mb OGLE14-073, SN 2016aps SN 2016iet, SN 2018ibb, Pair production Pulsational...
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  • quark-novae is scant; however, recent observations of supernovae SN 2006gy, SN 2005gj and SN 2005ap may point to their existence. QCD matter, also known as...
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    (23.5 million pc) from Earth. It was the host galaxy of the supernova SN 2006gy, one of the brightest ever recorded. It is a member of the Perseus Cluster...
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    remnants Lists of astronomical objects Modern estimates vary widely; see SN 185 for more detail. Ksenofontov, L. T.; Berezhko, E. G.; Völk, H. J. (2005-04-01)...
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    with large mass losses before exploding. SN 1998S and SN 2005gl are examples of Type IIn supernovae; SN 2006gy, an extremely energetic supernova, may be...
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    partial implosion, and then explosive thermonuclear burning. Supernova SN 2006gy is hypothesized to have been a pair production type supernova. Breit–Wheeler...
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    stars Peekaboo Galaxy It has been proposed that recent supernovae SN 2006gy and SN 2007bi may have been pair-instability supernovae where such super-massive...
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    Another type of suspected SLSN is a pair-instability supernova, of which SN 2006gy may possibly be the first observed example. This supernova event was observed...
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    of Pluto Jupiter in X-ray light Tycho Supernova remnant in X-ray light SN 2006gy (upper right) and parent galaxy NGC 1260 CXO orbit as of January 7, 2014...
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    billion years for the Sun) they erupt in a supernova. The recent supernova SN 2006gy was likely the end of an LBV star similar to P Cygni but located in a...
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    the second brightest supernova in the observable universe, supernova SN 2006gy. This supernova was the most energetic and brightest supernova on record...
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    type Ib supernova, but it is unlikely that would be as luminous as SN 2006tf or SN 2006gy. The explosion could be associated with gamma-ray bursts (GRB),...
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  • supernovae SN 2006gy, SN 2005gj and SN 2005ap also suggest the existence of quark stars. It has been suggested that the collapsed core of supernova SN 1987A...
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    possible supernova impostors such as SN 1961V and iPTF14hls, and to superluminous supernovae such as SN 2006gy. A typical core collapse supernova at...
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  • discovered at Parkes Observatory. 2006 – Robert Quimby and P. Mondol discover SN 2006gy (a possible hypernova) in NGC 1260. 2017 – first observation of neutron...
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