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Old 02-August-2007, 03:55 PM
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http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/...708.0140v2.pdf

[B}Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Highly Reddened,
Rapidly Expanding Type Ia Supernova 2006X in M100[/b]

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Originally Posted by Wang, Li, Filippenko, Krisciunas, et al
Compared with the other SNe Ia we analyzed, SN 2006X has a broader light curve in the U band, a more prominent bump/shoulder feature in the V and R bands, a more pronounced secondary maximum in the I and near-infrared bands, and a remarkably smaller late-time decline rate in the B band...

Our observations indicate that SN 2006X is a highly reddened object with an RV value much smaller than the canonical 3.1 for average Galactic dust, and has the highest expansion velocity ever published for aSN Ia.
Highest observed velocity of the ejecta, and a slow decline in the Blue magnitude. This is a local event. If this were viewed from a cosmic distance before this local event occurred, how would this event be interpreted?
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