SN 2004gt

SN 2004GT
Event typeSupernova Edit this on Wikidata
Ic[1]
ConstellationCorvus
Right ascension12h 01m 50.37s[2]
Declination−18° 52′ 12.7″[2]
EpochJ2000.0
Galactic coordinates286.9460 +42.4568 (34" W, 10" S)
Distance63 Mly (19.2 Mpc)[3]
HostNGC 4038
Peak apparent magnitude14.9[2]
Other designationsSN 2004gt
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SN 2004GT was a type Ic supernova that happened in the interacting galaxy NGC 4038 on December 12, 2004. The event occurred in a region of condensed matter in the western spiral arm.[2] The progenitor was not identified from older images of the galaxy, and is either a type WC Wolf-Rayet star with a mass over 40 times that of the Sun, or a star 20 to 40 times as massive as the Sun in a binary star system.[3]

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