supernova impostor

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supernova impostor

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From being mistaken for a supernova.

noun supernova impostors

An extremely energetic stellar flare event that is bright enough to be mistaken for a supernova, but through later spectral analysis is revealed to not be one.

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@misc{supernova_impostor_2026,
  title = {supernova impostor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supernova%20impostor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}