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Enigmatic object baffles supernova team

Enigmatic object baffles supernova team

NewScientist.com news service June 19, 2006

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An astronomical enigma has been
spotted by a team hunting for very
distant supernovas. The object
discovered on February 22 in the
constellation Bootes resembled an
ordinary supernova, but it kept
growing brighter (by more than a
factor of 200) for much too long and
its spectrum was abnormal. The
object is at least one magnitude
brighter...

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