SN 2018cow is a type Ia supernova that was discovered in June 2018 in the nearby galaxy CGCG 137-068, located about 60 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major. It drew significant attention from astronomers due to its unusual characteristics, including its rapid rise and decline in brightness, as well as its spectrum, which revealed properties indicative of a supernova.
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