Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

NGC 3310 Starburst Spiral : A possible Radio Supernova (paper)

  • zutopian by zutopian

    Here is the SDSS image:

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    Here is the HST image:

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    Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
    http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/26/image/a/

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  • zutopian by zutopian

    One of the 574 NED Refs is following paper.:

    A possible radio supernova in the outer part of NGC 3310
    M. K. Argo, T. W. B. Muxlow, A. Pedlar, R. J. Beswick, M. Strong
    (Submitted on 17 May 2004)
    http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0405317

    Is the compact source on the Radio Zoo image a SN?

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  • ivywong by ivywong scientist, admin

    Yes, I suspect that you're right. The compact source is identified in the paper by Argo et al (2004) as a radio SN.

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