In fact, SN 2017egm was not
only superluminous, but superclose: At just 420 million light - years away, it was three times closer than any other observed supernova of its type.
Not exact matches
Thousands of supernovas have happened in the past decade, but
only about 50 of them were «
superluminous,» meaning they were 100 times brighter than usual supernovas.
These results show that the amount of metals has at most
only a small effect on the properties of a
superluminous supernova and the engine driving it.