Type Iax supernova

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supernova subtype
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SN_2002cx-like_supernova
gptkbp:detonationMechanism partial deflagration
gptkbp:discoveredBy 2002
gptkbp:explosionEnergy lower than normal Type Ia supernovae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Foley_et_al.
gptkbp:frequency low expansion velocities
weak silicon lines
gptkbp:heliumLines sometimes present
gptkbp:hostedBy dwarf galaxies
late-type galaxies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type Iax supernova
gptkbp:hydrogenLines absent
gptkbp:lightCurve slower rise and decline than normal Type Ia
gptkbp:luminosity fainter than normal Type Ia supernovae
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:SN_2005hk
gptkb:SN_2008ha
gptkb:SN_2012Z
gptkbp:nucleosynthesis less nickel-56 produced
gptkbp:progenitorSystem white dwarf
helium star companion
gptkbp:prototypicalExample gptkb:SN_2002cx
gptkbp:rating ~5-30% of Type Ia supernova rate
gptkbp:remnants bound white dwarf remnant possible
surviving donor star possible
gptkbp:spectralType Type I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:core-collapse_supernova
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6