type II supernova

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type II supernova

[′tīp ¦tü ¦sü·pər′nō·və]

(astronomy)

A member of a class of supernovae that display prominent lines of hydrogen in their spectra and have irregular light curves; they are believed be explosions of young massive stars, still in possession of their hydrogenic surface layers.

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cosmogony
red giant
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supernova 1987A
type II-L supernova
type II-P supernova
v-process

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This is an unusual exploding star, called SN 1995N, that is thought to be the result of the final collapse of a massive star at the end of its life, a so-called core collapse supernova.

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