Astronomers now know the progenitor of SN 2006gy was remarkably similar to Eta Carinae. An artist's illustration showing what SN 2006gy may have looked like if viewed at a close distance . SN 2006gy was an extremely energetic supernova that was discovered on September 18, 2006. P Cygni (34 Cyg) is a variable star in the constellation Cygnus.The designation "P" was originally assigned by Johann Bayer in Uranometria as a nova.Located about 5,000 to 6,000 light-years (1,500–1,800 parsecs) from Earth, it is a hypergiant luminous blue variable (LBV) star of spectral type B1Ia + that is one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way. 'Hypernova' star death explained at last. Astronomers now know the progenitor of SN 2006gy was remarkably similar to Eta Carinae. 5/10. SN 2006gy is one of the most studied, ... pictured here on 1 January 2019 by a camera on Nasa's New Horizons spaceraft at a distance of 4.1 billion miles from Earth. Lick Image of SN 2006gy This image is an infrared image, using adaptive optics at the Lick Observatory, of NGC 1260, the galaxy containing SN 2006gy. SN 2006gy was the brightest supernova ever recorded until an even brighter one was discovered in November. SN 2006gy was the brightest supernova ever recorded until an even brighter one was discovered in November. Getty. It is interesting to note that the K-band luminosity of SN 1998S measured at similar epochs (K = 13.8 at ~ 464 days) would differ from that of SN 2006gy by a factor of 1–5 (by adopting K = 16.3 from this work or K = 15.4 from S08 for SN 2006gy) if scaled at the same distance. ... though has the power to sterilise Earth of all life. The dimmer source to the lower left is the center of NGC 1260, while the much brighter source to the upper right is SN 2006gy…

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