Supernova 2002bo (IMAGE)

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Supernova 2002bo

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The arrow points to the supernova 2002bo, the explosion of a white dwarf in the galaxy NGC 3190 in the Leo constellation -- 60 million light years away from Earth.

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Benetti et al., MNRAS 384, 261-278 (2004)

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