Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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Supernova M82 2014J, Wanni
Supernova M82 2014J
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Supernova M82 2014J

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The Supernova in M82 (SN 2014J) is the bright Spot located at the lower left of the Galaxy.

It was discovered by a group of college students during a 10 min. telescope lesson at the

University College London on Jan. 21. 2014.

It is 11.5 million light years away from us and the closest type-Ia Supernova detected so far !

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