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