SN 2022ngb, a supernova that challenges our standard models of stellar death
Sandeep K S
Dec 22, 2025
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Discovered on June 21, 2022, in the spiral galaxy UGC 11380, this faint and slow-evolving supernova lies 105 million light-years away. As a Type IIb supernova, it exhibits unique characteristics such as a slow rise time of 28.5 days and origin from a low-mass progenitor in a likely binary system.
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