X-ray detection of the SLSN-I 2020tcw
Abstract
We report the first X-ray detection of SN2020tcw with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO) at 60 days post-discovery (program #21500443, PI Margutti). SN2020tcw was discovered on September 12th 2020 (Tonry et al., TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 81951) and classified as a hydrogen-poor super-luminous supernova (Perley et al., AstroNote 2020-192) at a redshift of z~0.0645 (d~291 Mpc).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- April 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021ATel14580....1M
- Keywords:
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- Supernovae