SN 2004gt

SN 2004GT was a type Ic supernova that happened in the interacting galaxy NGC 4038 on December 12, 2004. The event occurred in a region of condensed matter in the western spiral arm.^[2] The progenitor was not identified from older images of the galaxy, and is either a type WC Wolf-Rayet star with a mass over 40 times that of the Sun, or a star 20 to 40 times as massive as the Sun in a binary star system.^[3]

Event typeSupernova 

ConstellationCorvus

Right ascension12^h 01^m 50.37^s[2]

Declination−18° 52′ 12.7″^[2]

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SN 2004GT

Event type	Supernova
Ic[1]
Constellation	Corvus
Right ascension	12h 01m 50.37s[2]
Declination	−18° 52′ 12.7″[2]
Epoch	J2000.0
Galactic coordinates	286.9460 +42.4568 (34" W, 10" S)
Distance	63 Mly (19.2 Mpc)[3]
Host	NGC 4038
Peak apparent magnitude	14.9[2]
Other designations	SN 2004gt
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