Sentences with phrase «other superluminous»

While the brightness of SN 2017egm and the properties of the magnetar that powers it overlap with those of other superluminous supernovas, the amount of mass ejected by SN 2017egm may be lower than the average event.

SN 2017egm shares magnetar properties with other superluminous supernovas, but the researchers noted that the newly discovered supernova does have some differences.

Not exact matches

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.

«There are also two other classes of extreme events — long duration gamma - ray bursts and superluminous supernovae — that frequently occur in dwarf galaxies, as well.