fast blue optical transient
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fast blue optical transient (plural fast blue optical transients)
- (astronomy) a very short duration bright flash in the visible spectrum; thought to be caused by a type of supernova
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- FBOT (abbreviation)
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- FBOT (abbreviation)
- luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT)