Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy in an unusual supernova, which is at least 20 times brighter than the Milky Way galaxy. About his discovery, scientists have told in an article published in the journal Science, reports Reuters.
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supernova ASAS-CH-15lh fixed at about 3.8 billion light years from Earth in the galaxy, whose size is approximately three times larger than the Milky Way. The first supernova observed June 14, 2015 due to observations made with telescopes project ASAS-SN, automatic network from a variety of telescopes, watching the night sky in the Southern Hemisphere. Extra-bright object is located in the southern constellation of Native American.
Researchers at the University of Beijing is difficult to answer the question, what could cause such a powerful explosion. To the outbreak of more than two times brighter than any previously opened superbright supernova. At the peak of its brightness it was approximately 570 billion times larger than that of the sun. During the first four months of observation after the discovery of the supernova has allocated as much energy as the Sun could develop for 90 billion years, said RIA Novosti.
Perhaps more scientific information is able to collect when this year as planned, to research will connect space telescope “Hubble”.
According to one theory, the supernova was generated magnetar – a rare, rapidly rotating neutron stars with extremely powerful magnetic field.
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