Distances with <4% Precision from Type Ia Supernovae in Young
  Star-Forming Environments
  The luminosities of Type Ia supernovae (SNe), the thermonuclear explosions of
white-dwarf stars, vary systematically with their intrinsic color and the rate
at which they fade. From images taken with the Galaxy Evolution Explorer
(GALEX), we identified SNe Ia that erupted in environments that have high
ultraviolet surface brightness and star-formation surface density. When we
apply a steep model extinction law, we calibrate these SNe using their
broadband optical light curves to within ~0.065 to 0.075 magnitudes,
corresponding to <4% in distance. The tight scatter, probably arising from a
small dispersion among progenitor ages, suggests that variation in only one
progenitor property primarily accounts for the relationship between their
light-curve widths, colors, and luminosities.
