SN 2024abfl
| Type ll | |
| Date | 15 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 41 million ly |
| Redshift | 0.002979 |
| Progenitor type | Red supergiant |
SN 2024abfl was a Type ll supernova that occurred in the starburst barred spiral galaxy NGC 2146 about 41 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Camelopardalis.[1]
The progenitor of the SN 2024abl supernova was a typical red supergiant (RSG)star that was slightly reddened by interstellar dust. The initial mass of this star was likely somewhere between 9-12 solar masses.[2]
References
- ^ "2024abfl | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ Luo, Jingxiao; Zhang, Lifu; Chen, Bing-Qiu; Cheng, Qiyuan; Guo, Boyang; Li, Jiao; Guo, Yanjun; Xiong, Jianping; Meng, Xiangcun; Chen, Xuefei; Liu, Zhengwei; Han, Zhanwen (March 2025). "The Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II Supernova 2024abfl". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 982 (2): L55. arXiv:2412.13166. Bibcode:2025ApJ...982L..55L. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/adbf0b. ISSN 2041-8205.