Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes

Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes

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https://phys.org/news/2018-07-galaxy-outskirts-grounds-dying-massive.html

Using data from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search, a survey of nearby galaxies, the team compared the supernovae rate in outer spiral galaxies with that of known hosts—dwarf/satellite galaxies—and found comparable numbers for typical spiral outskirts and typical dwarf galaxies, roughly two core-collapse supernovae per millennium.

The study, "Supernova Rate beyond the Optical Radius," will appear in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes

Jul 26, 2018, 7:38pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-galaxy-outskirts-grounds-dying-massive.html > Using data from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search, a survey of nearby galaxies, the team compared the supernovae rate in outer spiral galaxies with that of known hosts—dwarf/satellite galaxies—and found comparable numbers for typical spiral outskirts and typical dwarf galaxies, roughly two core-collapse supernovae per millennium. > The study, "Supernova Rate beyond the Optical Radius," will appear in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.