SN 2005E
{{Short description|Supernova in the constellation Cetus}}
{{Infobox astronomical event}}
SN 2005E (aka 2005-1032) was a calcium-rich supernova first observed in January 2005 that scientists concluded was a new type of cosmic explosion.Marlowe Hood: "[https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100519/sc_afp/spaceastronomysupernova_20100519210423 Blast from the past: a new type of exploding star]" in Yahoo! News, May 19, 2010, 5:04 PM ET. The explosion originated in the galaxy NGC 1032, approximately 100 million light years away."[http://www.astrosurf.com/snweb2/2005/05E_/05E_Home.htm SN 2005E]" in Astrosurf - Portail d'Astronomie des astronomes amateurs francophones (French)Stephen Battersby: "[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227134.200-quirky-supernova-could-be-something-new.html Quirky supernova could be something new]", New Scientist, 19 June 2009.
Location: {{RA|02|39|14.34}} {{Dec|+01|05|55.0}} (Epoch J2000)
Research and Conclusions
On May 19, 2010, a team of astronomers released a report on the discoveries made in their research of SN 2005E. The articles were published in the British journal Nature.{{cite journal |doi=10.1038/nature09056 |title=A faint type of supernova from a white dwarf with a helium-rich companion |year=2010 |last1=Perets |first1=H. B. |last2=Gal-Yam |first2=A. |last3=Mazzali |first3=P. A. |last4=Arnett |first4=D. |last5=Kagan |first5=D. |last6=Filippenko |first6=A. V. |last7=Li |first7=W. |last8=Arcavi |first8=I. |last9=Cenko |first9=S. B. |last10=Fox |first10=D. B. |last11=Leonard |first11=D. C. |last12=Moon |first12=D.-S. |last13=Sand |first13=D. J. |last14=Soderberg |first14=A. M. |author14-link=Alicia M. Soderberg |last15=Anderson |first15=J. P. |last16=James |first16=P. A. |last17=Foley |first17=R. J. |last18=Ganeshalingam |first18=M. |last19=Ofek |first19=E. O. |last20=Bildsten |first20=L. |last21=Nelemans |first21=G. |last22=Shen |first22=K. J. |last23=Weinberg |first23=N. N. |last24=Metzger |first24=B. D. |last25=Piro |first25=A. L. |last26=Quataert |first26=E. |last27=Kiewe |first27=M. |last28=Poznanski |first28=D. |journal=Nature |volume=465 |issue=7296 |pages=322–325 |pmid=20485429 |arxiv=0906.2003 |bibcode=2010Natur.465..322P |s2cid=4368207 }}
The researchers have determined that the blast emitted a large amount of calcium and titanium, which is evidence of a nuclear reaction involving helium, instead of the carbon and oxygen that is characteristic of Type Ia supernovae.
References
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External links
- [https://sne.space/sne/SN2005E/ Light curves and spectra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063402/https://sne.space/sne/SN2005E/ |date=2017-10-23 }} on the [https://sne.space Open Supernova Catalog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230459/https://sne.space/ |date=2016-03-03 }}
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