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A POSSIBLE SUPERNOVA in the galaxy MCG43223 was found by Gilmore1 on 8 May 1978. The complex emission and absorption features of its spectrum which we have recorded are described below. Our findings confirm that this object is a supernova of Type V.
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ELLIOTT, K., BLADES, J., ZEALEY, W. et al. The spectrum of the supernova in MCG43223. Nature 275, 198–199 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275198a0
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