Dear Luis and all, > And, the expected maximum for typical SN II for M74 is mag about >13.5 or so; the "hypernova" SN 2002ap was also in this class, in spite >of its large kinetic (explosion) energy. More precisely, SN 2002ap was somewhat brighter than typical SNe II; it was reached mag about 12 at its maximum. But it was definitely less luminous than SN Ia. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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