supernova impostor
supernova impostor · supernova impostors
An extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a…An extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a supernova, but through later spectral analysis is revealed to not be one.
Meaning
1 sensesAn extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a supernova, but through later spectral analysis is revealed to not be one.
Origin
From being mistaken for a supernova.From being mistaken for a supernova.
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Forms
plural: supernova impostors| Singular | supernova impostor |
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