List of supernovae

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Nowadays, with the help of automated search programs, thousands of supernovae are discovered every year that are millions of light years away in other galaxies. In relation to a single galaxy, supernovae are usually comparatively rare events (few events per millennium).

The last directly observed supernova within the Milky Way was the Kepler from 1604. Around 1680 another one took place, which was only later identified with certainty with modern observation methods.

The naming is done according to a systematic scheme by the year followed by one or two letters of the Latin alphabet.

list

designation Constellation Type Apparent brightness
at maximum (mag) 		Absolute brightness
at maximum (mag) 		Galaxy approximate distance (Lj) Remarks
SN 185 Cen Yes −7 −19.2 Milky Way 9100 oldest described supernova in history
SN 393 Sco II 0 −15.1 Milky Way 34000
SN 1006 Lup I. −7.5 −19.2 Milky Way 7000
SN 1054 dew II −6 −17.5 Milky Way 6500 Remnant is the Crab Nebula (M 1)
SN 1181 Cas II 0 −12.1 Milky Way 8500
SN 1572 Cas Yes -4 −15.9 Milky Way 8000 by Tycho Brahe discovered and Nova called
SN 1604 Oph Yes -3 −16.2 Milky Way 14000 also Kepler's Supernova or Kepler's Star called
SN 1680 Cas IIb +6 −6.6 Milky Way 11000
SN 1885A And Yes +7 −17.4 Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million first observed supernova outside the Milky Way
SN 1940B Com II P +12.8 −17.5 NGC 4725 38 million
SN 1968L Hya II P +12 −16.3 Messier 83 15.2 million The first supernova to be discovered visually since the invention of the telescope
SN 1972E Cen Yes +8.7 −18.9 NGC 5253 10.9 million
SN 1979C Com II L +12.1 −18.8 Messier 100 50 million
SN 1983N Hya Ib +11.8 −16.5 Messier 83 15.2 million
SN 1986J And IIn +18.4 −11.4 NGC 891 30 million
SN 1987A Dor II P +2.9 −15.6 Large Magellanic Cloud 160000 The first supernova in which the previous star could be identified.
SN 1993J UMa IIb +10.8 −16.8 Messier 81 11 million
SN 1994D Vir IIb +11.8 −19.3 NGC 4526 55 million
SN 2005ap Com II +18.5 −22.3 SDSS J130114 + 2743 4.7 billion It was not until 2007 that it was discovered that it shone 300 times brighter than a normal Type II supernova
SN 2005cs CVn II +14 −15.6 Messier 51 27 million
SN 2006gy By IIn +15 −19.3 NGC 1260 240 million  
SN 2007bi Vir 1.7 billion first confirmed couple instability supernova
SN 2008D Lyn Ibc +17.5 −14.7 NGC 2770 88 million
SN 2011dh UMa II P +12.5 −16.7 Messier 51 23 million
SN 2011fe UMa Yes +10.0 −19.0 Messier 101 21 million
SN 2014J UMa Yes Messier 82 12 million
SN 2015L Ind I. +16.9 −23.4 APMUKS (BJ) B215839.70−615403.9. 3.8 billion 2015 strongest observed supernova

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bright supernova. Astronomy Section Rochester Academy of Science. Retrieved October 9, 2019 .