Latest Supernovae

All active SN over mag 17.0 Name Mag Type 2008ge 12.4 Ia 2008fp 13.5 Ia 2008fw 14.2 Ia 2008eh 15.0* unk 2008ed 15.4* II 2008fq 15.5 II 2008gz 15.5 II 2008ee 15.5* Ia 2008fd 15.7 Ib 2008eu 15.8 II 2008bk 15.8 II 2008J 15.8* IIn 2008eo 15.9 Ia 2008ax 15.9 Ib 2008fv 16.0 Ia 2008ff 16.0 Ia 2008gl 16.2 Ia 2008gb 16.2 Ia 2008eg 16.2 Ia 2008ds 16.3* Ia-pec 2008gq 16.4 IIp 2008fc 16.4 II 2008hh 16.6 unk 2008fi 16.7 IIb 2008gx 16.8 II 2008fb 16.9 unk Interested in starting a supernova search?.   Please e-mail me.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, a star exploded.   This star exploded so violently that for a few weeks the star outshone its parent galaxy.   This type of explosion is called a Supernova.   The last one in our galaxy was 400 years ago, making us about 300 years overdue for the next one.   On this web page you will find a list of the currently observable supernovae, along with information on their location, reference images, and their last reported brightness.  Most of the supernova information found on this page comes from IAU and CBET circulars and occasionally more data can be found on IAU's List of Recent Supernovae web page.   Information on the current brightness and much of the background information is provided by SNWeb.   These web pages have brought you the latest in supernovae data and images since April 1997.   11 years and counting. .   For yesterday's updates, go back to the updates page. I guess I can archive these there (Useful?). 2008ha appears to be a very subluminus type Ia (similar to 2002cx Created an entry for 2008hh Added an image of 2008ea We have a possible supernova in an anonymous galaxy (discovery image) Please see CBAT Unconformed observation page for possible supernovae. For the year 2008, 219 supernovae have been reported (584 last year).   The brightest supernova reported for the year so far is 2008ge at mag 12.2, followed by 2008bk at mag 12.5, 2008ax at mag 13.0, 2008fp at mag 13.5, and 2008Q at mag 13.5 .   New feature to turn off the icons, use this link.   Wow, it looks like people really do read this web page, here is a great article that Doug Rich wrote about me.   Extragalactic Novae now have their own page at the top level.   I am (re)starting a supernova e-mail list.   Please sign up if interested.   VSNet is partially back up!   Please continue to email your observation to SNWeb as the magnitudes on the page are driven by these observations.  CBAT has password protected all IAU Circulars.   Your password will be in your last subscription notice.  LOSS ask people who discover supernovae to provide an offset from a nearby star to make spectroscopy easier.   Three groups are not reporting all of their discovery to CBAT.   Because of this I have 4 active SN (above 18th mag) which have not been given designations by CBAT. Nearby Supernova Factory: Discoveries page Catalina Sky Survey: Discoveries page ROTSE collaboration: Discoveries page * - last observation is over one month old.     X - click here before viewing image.

2008hh, CBET 1575 discovered 2008/11/19.12 by Tim Puckett, T. Crowley Found in IC 112 at R.A. = 01h26m03s.65, Decl. = +11°26'26".5 Located 9".8 east and 8".4 south of the center of IC 112 Mag 16.6, Type unknown

2008hg, CBET 1571 discovered 2008/11/15.10 by CHASE Found in IC 1720 at R.A. = 01h40m22s.39, Decl. = -28°55'05".1 Located 12".0 east and 15".9 south of the center of IC 1720 (Lode Stevens image) Mag 17.4, Type II (References: CBET 1573)

2008hb - 2008hf, CBET 1570 discovered 2008/09/21 - 11/03 by SNLS the brightest of which is Mag 20.2