On the progenitor of the Type Ic supernova 2002ap

Stephen Smartt; P.M. Vreeswijk; E. Ramirez-Ruiz; G.F. Gilmore; W.P.S. Meikle; A.M.N. Ferguson; J.H. Knapen

On the progenitor of the Type Ic supernova 2002ap

Stephen Smartt, P.M. Vreeswijk, E. Ramirez-Ruiz, G.F. Gilmore, W.P.S. Meikle, A.M.N. Ferguson, J.H. Knapen

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Abstract

This Letter presents wide-field optical and near-IR (UBVRIHalphaK') images of the galaxy M74 that were taken between 0.6 and 8.3 yr before the discovery of the Type Ic supernova 2002ap. We have located the position of the supernova on these images with an accuracy of 0.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L147-L151
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	572
Issue number	2 II
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2002

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On the progenitor of the Type Ic supernova 2002ap

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