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    Astronomy: ASASSN-15lh: A highly super-luminous supernova
    (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2016-01) Dong, Subo; Shappee, B.J.; Prieto, J.L.; Jha, S.W.; Stanek, K.Z.; Holoien, T.W.-S.; Kochanek, C.S.; Thompson, T.A.; Morrell, N.; Thompson, I.B.; Basu, U.; Beacom, J.F.; Bersier, D.; Brimacombe, J.; Brown, J.S.; Bufano, F.; Chen, Ping; Conseil, E.; Danilet, A.B.; Falco, E.; Grupe, D.; Kiyota, S.; Masi, G.; Nicholls, B.; Olivares, F.E.; Pignata, G.; Pojmanski, G.; Simonian, G.V.; Szczygiel, D.M.; Woźniak, P.R.
    We report the discovery of ASASSN-15lh (SN 2015L), which we interpret as the most luminous supernova yet found. At redshift z = 0.2326, ASASSN-15lh reached an absolute magnitude of Mu,AB = –23.5 ± 0.1 and bolometric luminosity Lbol = (2.2 ± 0.2) × 1045 ergs s–1, which is more than twice as luminous as any previously known supernova. It has several major features characteristic of the hydrogen-poor super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe-I), whose energy sources and progenitors are currently poorly understood. In contrast to most previously known SLSNe-I that reside in star-forming dwarf galaxies, ASASSN-15lh appears to be hosted by a luminous galaxy (MK ≈ –25.5) with little star formation. In the 4 months since first detection, ASASSN-15lh radiated (1.1 ± 0.2) × 1052 ergs, challenging the magnetar model for its engine.