Supernova SN 2024abfl in the NGC 2146 galaxy: an image – 28 Dec. 2024.
We imaged supernova SN 2024abfl in the beautiful barred spiral galaxy NGC 2146 and we share our picture below.
Supernova SN 2024abfl in NGC 2146: 28 Dec. 2024.
The image above comes from the average of 5, 300-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the (PlaneWave 17″ + Paramount MEII + SBIG STL-6303E) robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project in Manciano, Italy. The supernova is indicated by an arrow in the upper right insert.
We estimated SN 2024abfl as bright as mag. 16.2 (R-mags for the reference stars from the Gaia DR2 star catalogue). SN 2024abfl was discovered on 15 Nov. 2024 and it is a type II supernova.
The host galaxy is the fascinating NGC 2146 barred spiral galaxy, at about 45 million light years from our planet: likely, its peculiar shape is the outcome of the interaction with another galaxy, tens of millions of years ago. A further consequence of that interaction is the strong star formation rate we observe in NGC 2146, which is a so-called starburst galaxy.
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