SN 2020fqv

SN 2020fqv was a type II supernova which occurred in March 2020 in the spiral galaxy NGC 4568, approximately 60 million light years from Earth. The explosion was detected by both the Zwicky [Transient Facility] and the Transiting [Exoplanet Survey Satellite]. Observations were obtained by the Hubble [Space Telescope] both years before and just 26 hours after it exploded, as well as many other instruments, providing the first holistic view of such an event.
File:SN2020fqvLightCurve.png|thumb|left|Light curves for SN 2020fqv in four photometric bands, adapted from Tinyanont et al.
The progenitor star is modelled to be a red supergiant with a radius of and a mass of, fairly typical of type II supernova progenitors.