2019ehk (IMAGE)

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2019ehk

Caption

Artist's interpretation (without labels) of the calcium-rich supernova 2019ehk. Shown in orange is the calcium-rich material created in the explosion. Purple coloring represents gas shed by the star right before the explosion, which then produced bright X-ray emission when the material collided with the supernova shockwave.

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A. M. Geller/Northwestern University/CTIO/SOAR/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

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