e/SN 2002cx

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has gloss	eng: SN 2002cx is a peculiar type Ia supernova. It was discovered in May 2002 by a team of researchers from LBL. SN 2002cx had photometric follow up taken at Lick using KAIT and the Nickel telescope, and further spectra were taken at FLWO and Keck. The B-band light curve of SN 2002cx before 15 days after max evolves in a similar manner to SN 1999ac, brightening faster than SN 1991T but slower than SN 1994D or SN 2000cx. SN 2002cx declines in brightness faster than SN 1991T and SN 2000cx in the B-band. It has not secondary maximum in R-band as expected if it were similar to SN 1991T, but instead has a plateau after max. At this point SN 2002cx is similar to SN 1997br as both have a blue continuum, with absorption lines from Fe III λ4404 and Fe III λ5129.
lexicalization	eng: SN 2002cx
instance of	(noun) a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process supernova

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