SN 1994D
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Supernova 1994D was a Type Ia supernova
on the outskirts of galaxy NGC 4526
. It was discovered in 1994 by Treffers, Filippenko
, Van Dyk, and Richmond using the automated 30-inch telescope at Leuschner Observatory
.
Type Ia supernova
A Type Ia supernova is a sub-category of supernovae, which in turn are a sub-category of cataclysmic variable stars, that results from the violent explosion of a white dwarf star. A white dwarf is the remnant of a star that has completed its normal life cycle and has ceased nuclear fusion...
on the outskirts of galaxy NGC 4526
NGC 4526
NGC 4526 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo cluster. It was host to both supernova SN 1994D and SN 1969E....
. It was discovered in 1994 by Treffers, Filippenko
Alexei Filippenko
Alexei Vladimir Filippenko is an American astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. Filippenko received a Bachelor of Arts in physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1979 and a Ph.D...
, Van Dyk, and Richmond using the automated 30-inch telescope at Leuschner Observatory
Leuschner Observatory
Leuschner Observatory, originally called the Students' Observatory, is an observatory operated by the University of California, Berkeley. The observatory was built in 1886 on the Berkeley campus. For many years, it was directed by Armin Otto Leuschner, for whom the observatory was renamed in 1951...
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