NGC 2770: A SUPERNOVA Ib FACTORY?
NGC 2770: A SUPERNOVA Ib FACTORY?
NGC 2770 has been the host of three supernovae (SNe) of Type Ib during the last ten years, SN 1999eh, SN 2007uy, and SN 2008D. SN 2008D attracted special attention due to the serendipitous discovery of an associated X-ray transient. In this paper, we study the properties of NGC 2770 …