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SN 1994D
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SN 1994D (bottom left) next to NGC 4526.
Data
Supernova type IA
Host galaxy NGC 4526
Constellation Virgo
Discovery date March 7, 1994
Peak magnitude (V) +15.2
Distance 50 million ly away

SN 1994D was a Type IA supernova near the NGC 4526 galaxy. It was discovered in 1994 by Treffers, Filippenko, Van Dyk, and Richmond using an observatory at San Francisco State University.

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