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SN 2006gy

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Summary

SN 2006gy is a Hypernova[1]. It draws 1,095 Wikipedia views per month (hypernova category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Constellation: Perseus[3]
  • Spectral class: SN.IIn[4]
  • Location: NGC 1260[5]
  • Part of: NGC 1260[6]
  • Commons category: SN 2006gy[7]
  • Catalog code: SN 2006gy[8]
  • Time of discovery or invention: September 18, 2006[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:SN 2006gy[10]
  • Commons gallery: SN 2006gy[11]
  • Apparent magnitude: 14.20[12]
  • Radial velocity: 5642 kilometre per second[13]
  • Distance from Earth: 238,000,000 light-year[14]
  • Right ascension: 49.362750 degree[15]
  • Declination: 41.405417 degree[16]
  • Epoch: J2000.0[17]

Why It Matters

SN 2006gy has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Asiago Supernova Catalogue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Asiago Supernova Catalogue (Version 2008-Mar). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Luminous supernovae. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Supernovae 2006gk-2006gz. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Supernovae 2006gk-2006gz. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Supernovae 2006gk-2006gz. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SN 2006gy. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sn-2006gy
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sn-2006gy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SN 2006gy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sn-2006gy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-26}}
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  1. 23w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5642'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+14.20'}
    Image → SN 2006gy, NASA illustration.jpg, SN2006gy.jpg
    Instance of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: SN2006gy.jpg"
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