Bright Supernovae - 2002
This data comes from IAU Circulars and occasionally more data will be provided on IAU's Astronomical Headlines page. An archive of the 2002 updates to this page is available. This is a list of the SN discovered in 2002. For supernovae that are still visible, please look at the main page. For more information, you can look at the following Supernova Catalogs:
2002 has turned out to be an interesting year.  First 2002ap, a rare Hypernova in a Messier galaxy!  It didn't get as bright as expected (only Mag 12.3, and not 10.0 as originally predicted), but it put on a good show until going into solar conjunction.  Next we had a supprise with 2002ao which dropped from a nice bright mag 13 to mag 16 in 3 days.  A very dramatic drop for a supernova. 
Possible supernova, IAUC 8992 2002/10/16.3, NGC 972, Mag 14.7
2002lu, 2002lv, IAUC 8311 discovered 2002/09/23.7 by HST the brighest of which was mag 22.0. (References: IAUC 8312)
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2002kg,
IAUC 8051
discovered 2002/10/26 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2002kf,
IAUC 8040
discovered 2002/12/27.1 by
Steve Brady
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2002ka,
IAUC 8038
discovered 2002/11/19.5 by
B. F. Madore
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2002jz,
IAUC 8037
discovered 2002/12/23.27 by
Tim Puckett and D. Tigner
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2002jy,
IAUC 8035
discovered 2002/12/17.952 by
Ron Arbour;
Tonny Vanmunster
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2002jp,
IAUC 8031
discovered 2002/11/12.1 by
LOTOSS
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2002jo,
IAUC 8031
discovered 2002/12/11.20 by
A. Dimai (CROSS)
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2002jn,
IAUC 8030
discovered 2002/12/09.767 by
Tom Boles
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2002jm,
IAUC 8030
discovered 2002/12/07.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002jk,
IAUC 8026
discovered 2002/02/14.37 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002jj,
IAUC 8026
discovered 2002/12/03.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002ji,
IAUC 8025
discovered 2002/11/30.84 by
BAO
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2002jg,
IAUC 8022
discovered 2002/11/23.2 by
Mike Schwartz, LOTOSS
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2002jf,
IAUC 8022
discovered 2002/10/30 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002je,
IAUC 8021
discovered 2002/11/20.2 by
LOTOSS
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2002ic,
IAUC 8019
discovered 2002/11/13 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002hz,
IAUC 8017
discovered 2002/11/12.2 by
LOTOSS
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2002hy,
IAUC 8016
discovered 2002/11/12.098 by
Berto Monard
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2002hx,
IAUC 8015
discovered 2002/11/11.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002hw,
IAUC 8014
discovered 2002/11/09.2 by Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2002hv,
IAUC 8012
discovered 2002/11/05.5 by Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2002hu,
IAUC 8012
discovered 2002/11/07.09 by
Tom Boles
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2002ho,
IAUC 8011
discovered 2002/11/05.130 by
Tom Boles
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2002hn,
IAUC 8009
discovered 2002/11/05.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002hm,
IAUC 8009
discovered 2002/11/05.158 by
Tom Boles
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2002hl,
IAUC 8008
discovered 2002/11/04.236 by
Tom Boles
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2002hk,
IAUC 8007
discovered 2002/11/02.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002hj,
IAUC 8006
discovered 2002/10/20.48 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002hi,
IAUC 8006
discovered 2002/10/21.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002hh,
IAUC 8005
discovered 2002/10/31.1 by
LOTOSS
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2002hg,
IAUC 8004
discovered 2002/10/28.219 by
Tom Boles
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2002hf,
IAUC 8004
discovered 2002/10/29.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002he,
IAUC 8002
discovered 2002/10/28.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002hd,
IAUC 7999
discovered 2002/10/24 by
LOTOSS
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2002hc,
IAUC 7999
discovered 2002/10/23 by
LOTOSS
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2002ha,
IAUC 7997
discovered 2002/10/21.2 by
LOTOSS
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2002gz,
IAUC 7996
discovered 2002/10/15.48 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002gy,
IAUC 7996
discovered 2002/10/16.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002gw,
IAUC 7995
discovered 2002/10/13.27 by
Takao Doi;
Berto Monard
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2002ge,
IAUC 7987
discovered 2002/10/07.90 by
Robin Chassagne
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2002gd,
IAUC 7986
discovered 2002/10/05.31 by
Alain Klotz;
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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2002gc,
IAUC 7983
discovered 2002/10/03.88 by
Tom Boles
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2002fs,
IAUC 7979
discovered 2002/09/03.26 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002fk,
IAUC 7973
discovered 2002/09/15.84 by
R. Kushida; BAO
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2002fj,
IAUC 7973
discovered 2002/09/12.12 by
Berto Monard
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2002fi,
IAUC 7972
discovered 2002/09/13.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002fb,
IAUC 7967
discovered 2002/09/06.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002ez,
IAUC 7967
discovered 2002/07/23.28 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002ey,
IAUC 7963
discovered 2002/08/17.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002ew,
IAUC 7964
discovered 2002/08/24.34 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002ev, IAUC 7964 discovered 2002/08/24.6 by Nearby Supernova Factory type II at mag 20.5.
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2002eu,
IAUC 7963
discovered 2002/08/30.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002et,
IAUC 7959
discovered 2002/08/24.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002es,
IAUC 7959
discovered 2002/08/23.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002er,
IAUC 7959
discovered 2002/08/23.2 by
LOTOSS
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2002ep,
IAUC 7959
discovered 2002/08/06.47 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002eo,
IAUC 7958
discovered 2002/08/20.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002en,
IAUC 7956
discovered 2002/08/18.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002em,
IAUC 7955
discovered 2002/08/16.07 by
Mark Armstrong
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2002el,
IAUC 7953
discovered 2002/08/08.29 by
LOTOSS
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2002ej,
IAUC 7951
discovered 2002/08/09.11 by
Tim Puckett and B. Kerns
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2002ei,
IAUC 7951
discovered 2002/08/08.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002ek,
IAUC 7953
discovered 2002/07/22.31 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2002eh,
IAUC 7947
discovered 2002/08/01.5 by
LOTOSS;
Tom Boles
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2002eg,
IAUC 7944
discovered 2002/07/29.3 by
Ella Sanders
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2002ef,
IAUC 7943
discovered 2002/07/30.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002ee,
IAUC 7941
discovered 2002/07/19.13 by
Tim Puckett and D. Toth
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2002ed,
IAUC 7940
discovered 2002/07/24 by
Berto Monard
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2002ec,
IAUC 7937
discovered 2002/07/23.2 by
LOTOSS
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2002eb,
IAUC 7937
discovered 2002/07/22.4 by
LOTOSS
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2002ea,
IAUC 7936
discovered 2002/07/21.35 by
Tim Puckett and
Jack Newton
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2002dz,
IAUC 7935
discovered 2002/07/16.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002dy,
IAUC 7933
discovered 2002/07/08.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002dx,
IAUC 7933
discovered 2002/07/08.5 by
LOTOSS
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2002dw,
IAUC 7932
discovered 2002/07/04.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002dv,
IAUC 7930
discovered 2002/07/02.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002du, IAUC 7929 discovered 2002/04/09.02 by G. Altavilla, et. el. at mag 22.2.
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2002dt,
IAUC 7929
discovered 2002/06/26.3 by
LOTOSS
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2002ds,
IAUC 7928
discovered 2002/06/25.3 by
LOTOSS
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