SN 2014J

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SN 2014J was a Type-Ia supernova in Messier 82 (the 'Cigar Galaxy', M82) discovered in mid-January 2014. It was the closest Type-Ia supernova discovered for 42 years, and no subsequent supernova has been closer as of 2023.

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Image: UCL/University of London Observatory/Steve Fossey/Ben Cooke/Guy Pollack/Matthew Wilde/Thomas Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.