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WE have published photoelectric photometry extending to λ = 2.2 µm of the bright supernova, SN 1972e, in NGC 5253 (ref. 1). Here we discuss some of the interesting aspects of this supernova and present some ideas concerning the supernova rate.
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WAMSTEKER, W., WISNIEWSKI, W., LEE, T. et al. Recent Supernova in NGC 5253 and the Supernova Rate. Nature Physical Science 241, 7–9 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci241007b0
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