Also known as AGC 27358, ESO 317-52 and IRAS 10350-4122, the galaxy was, a small group of at least nine galaxies.
“Vela was originally part of a far larger constellation, known as Argo Navis after the fabled ship Argo from Greek mythology, but this unwieldy constellation proved to be impractically large,” they added. “As befits a galaxy in a nautically inspired constellation, the outer edges of NGC 3318 almost resemble a ship’s sails billowing in a gentle breeze.”“The titanic supernova SN 2000cl was first detected by amateur astronomer Robin Chassagne in 2000,” the researchers said.
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