[vsnet-campaign-sn 1016] SN II 2005cs in M 51
Hitoshi YAMAOKA
yamaoka at rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Fri Jul 1 00:11:20 JST 2005
># SN 2005cs (13:29:52.85, +47:10:36.3 (J2000.0, KAIT position), offset
># = 67" due south) is located on the southern arm of "Whirlpool
># Galaxy" M 51. On the pre-discovery image, there is a bright star
># cluster and H II region. It is possibly a gravitational-collapse of
># a massive star, but the prompt spectral classification is urgently
># needed, as well as the followup photometry.
The CfA team revealed that it is indeed a young type II SN.
Sincerely,
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan
yamaoka at rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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