Supernova Abell 399 (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Supernova Abell 399

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Abell 399, one of four apparently hostless supernovae discovered by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (left, 2009), may be part of a small galaxy or globular cluster visible on the 2013 HST image (circle in right image).

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Image by Melissa Graham, CFHT and HST

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