Optical observations of type IIP supernova 2004dj: Evidence for the asymmetry of ${}^{56}$Ni ejecta

N. N. Chugai, S. N. Fabrika, O. N. Sholukhova +3

The photometric and spectroscopic observations of nearby type IIP supernova 2004dj are presented. The ${}^{56}$Ni mass estimated from the light curve is $\approx 0.02M_{\odot }$. This…