Bright Supernovae pages - Updates 2006
Bright Supernovae pages - Updates 2006
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2006/12/29
Made the following updates from
CBET 790
(CBET 789 corrected)
Updated the entry for 2006td
(type Ia)
2006/12/25
Added images of 2006su
and 2006ov
Made the following updates from
CBET 784
Updated the entry for 2006su
(type Ia as noted below)
2006/12/20
Made the following updates from
CBET 779
Updated the entry for 2006sr
(type Ia)
Added images of
2006qo ,
2006ou ,
2006or ,
2006mq ,
2006my ,
and 2006ss
from José Hernandez locally.
Added images of
2006H ,
2006ak ,
2006bp ,
2006br ,
2006cb ,
2006eu ,
and 2006rk
from Paolo Corelli locally.
Added images of 2006jc
and 2006qp
from Koichi Itagaki locally.
Made the following updates from
CBET 778
Created an entry for 2006st
(Mag 18.4 in NGC 4017)
2006/12/08
Some end if the year cleanup.
Noticed that SNF20061011-000
and 2006lt were actually the same object.
Promoted 2006nq to a full entry
as it is now brighter than Mag 18.0
2006/12/07
Made the following updates from
CBET 772
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8782
Made the following updates from
CBET 771
Updated the entry for 2006ha
(type Ia)
2006/12/05
Made the following updates from
CBET 768
2006/11/17
Made the following updates from
CBET 742
Created an entry for 2006nr
(Mag 16.2 UGC 3336)
2006/11/16
Made the following updates from
CBET 741
Created a short entry for 2006nq
(Mag 19.7, young type II)
Updated the entry for 2006li
(type Ib)
Made the following updates from
CBET 740
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8773
2006/11/11
Made the following updates from
CBET 737
Updated the entry for 2006mz
(type II)
Made the following updates from
CBET 735
Created a short entry for
2006mz - 2006ne
(Mag 21.1)
(This puts us over the record for supernovae discovered in a year)
2006/11/09
Made the following updates from
CBET 731
Updated the entry for 2006mq
(type Ia)
Made the following updates from
CBET 728 and
CBET 729
Updated the entry for 2006mr
(type Ia)
Added discovery images of 2006my
from Koichi Itagaki locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 727
Created an entry for 2006my
(Mag 15.3 in NGC 4651)
2006/10/26
Made the following updates from
CBET 699
Updated the entry for 2006lc
(type Ib as noted below)
Added a spectrum of
2006lc
(type Ib) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 694
Updated the entry for 2006gs
(New resession velocity)
Updated the entry for 2006hn
(type Ia)
Updated the entry for 2006iu
(type II)
Updated the entry for 2006kf
(New resession velocity)
Made the following updates from
CBET 695
Updated the entry for 2006gy
(from an AGN to a late type II supernova)
2006/10/19
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8762
Official announcement of 2006jc
Official announcement of 2006jd
Official announcement of 2006je
Made the following updates from
CBET 680
2006/10/16
Made the following updates from
CBET 674
Updated the entry for 2006jc
(unusual type Ia or type Ib)
2006/10/12
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8760
Official announcement of 2006jb
Made the following updates from
CBET 671
Made the following updates from
CBET 670
Created an entry for 2006jb
(Mag 17.5 in UGC 12897)
Made the following updates from
CBET 669
Updated the entry for
2006iw
(type II)
2006/10/03
Created a web page for 2006fo images .
Made the following updates from
CBET 659 and
ATEL 908
Created a short entry for
2006ic - 2006iq
(15 supernovae Mag 18.3 or lower)
Created an entry for
2006ir
(Mag 16.9 type Ib/c in KUG 2302+073)
Made the following updates from
CBET 658
Created a short entry for
2006hy - 2006ib
(the brightest of which was 21st mag)
Made the following updates from
CBET 657
Created a short entry for
2006hu - 2006hx
(the brightest of which was 21st mag)
I turned 45 years old today.
2006/09/21
Created a web page for 2006ev images .
Added images of 2006ev
from from Joel Nicolas
Added images of
2006ce ,
2006dd ,
2006ef ,
2006ei ,
2006ej ,
2006em ,
2006en ,
2006ep ,
2006es ,
2006et ,
2006ev ,
2006fo ,
2006fp ,
2006gc ,
and 2006gj
from Koichi Itagaki locally.
Added a prediscovery image of 2006gi
from Grzegorz Duszanowicz locally.
Made the following updates from
CBET 637
Made the following updates from
CBET 636
Updated the entry for 2006fp
(type IIn, luminous blue variable)
2006/09/13
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8747
Created an entry for 2006ev
(Mag 16.6 in UGC 11758)
2006/09/05
Added an image of
Nova M31 2006 7
from Nick James locally.
Added a discovery image of 2006en
from Tim Puckett locally.
Added an image of 2006ep
from CROSS locally.
Added images of 2006ca ,
and 2006dy
from JM Llapasset .
Added an image of
Nova M31 2006 7
from Remanzacco Observatory
locally.
Added images of 2006et ,
2006es ,
2006ep ,
2006eo ,
2006en ,
and 2006em
from Koichi Itagaki locally.
Added images of 2006dy ,
2006ef ,
2006ej ,
2006em ,
and 2006en
from JM Llapasset .
Added a photometry reference image for
2006eu from Odd Trondal.
2006/07/26
Added images of 2006dm ,
2006da ,
2006dg ,
2006dp ,
2006cx ,
2006dj ,
2006dh ,
2006dq ,
2006dn ,
2006de ,
2006cs ,
2006dl ,
and 2006cy
from Enrico Prosperi locally.
Added an image of 2006dw
from Pepe Manteca locally.
Added an image of 2006dy
from José Hernandez locally.
Added an image of 2006dy
from Lick Observatory Supernova Search
Added a discovery image of 2006dy
from Koichi Itagaki locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 586
Created an entry for 2006dy
(Mag 16.5 in NGC 5587)
2006/07/10
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8728
2006/07/09
Made the following updates from
CBET 573
Updated the entry for
2006dn
(type Ib as noted below)
Updated the entry for
2006do
(type Ia as noted below)
2006/06/27
Created a web page for 2006ca images
Created a web page for 2006dd images
Added images of 2005cs ,
2006ca ,
2006ch ,
2006cm ,
2006cp ,
2006cq ,
2006cs ,
2006cx ,
2006cy ,
and 2006dh
from Enrico Prosperi locally.
Added images of 2006cq ,
2006ci ,
and 2006co
from JM Llapasset .
Added photometry reference image s for
2006dj
and 2006dk from Odd Trondal.
Added a color image of 2006dk
from CROSS locally.
Made the following updates from
CBET 565
Updated the entry for 2006dk
(type II and rising)
Made the following updates from
CBET 564
Updated the entry for 2006dd
(type Ia)
2006/06/21
Added a discovery image of 2006de
from Lick Observatory Supernova Search
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 555
Created an entry for 2006de
(Mag 17.5 in MCG -03-55-3)
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8723
Updated the entry for 2006db
(official announcement of
CBET 548 )
Updated the entry for 2006dc
(official announcement of
CBET 549 )
Updated the entry for 2006dd
(official announcement of
CBET 553 )
Updated the entry for 2006ap
(type Ia)
Updated the entry for 2006cz
(type Ia)
Updated the entry for 2006da
(type Ia)
Made the following updates from
CBET 554 and
ATEL 841
Updated the entry for
2006dd
(type II, swift space telescope image)
Added discovery images of 2006dd
from Berto Monard locally
(I really had to play with the contrast on these images to make the supernova
visible in the JPEG image. As always, I have the original FITS if you need it).
Generated an icon from this image
2006/05/27
Created entries for and added discovery images of
Nova M81 2003 6 ,
Nova M81 2003 7 ,
and Nova M81 2004 4
from a letter from Kamil Hornoch.
Created entries for and added discovery images of
Nova M81 2006 6 ,
Nova M81 2001 6 ,
Nova M81 2001 7 ,
Nova M81 2001 8 ,
Nova M81 2002 ,
Nova M81 2002 2 ,
Nova M81 2002 3 ,
Nova M81 2002 4 ,
Nova M81 2002 5 ,
Nova M81 2003 5 ,
Nova M81 2004 ,
Nova M81 2004 2 ,
and Nova M81 2004 3
from a letter from Kamil Hornoch.
Added images of 2006cm ,
2006ck ,
2006cd ,
2006cc ,
2006bp ,
2006X ,
and 2006E
from JM Llapasset .
Made the following updates from
CBET 522 and
ATEL 823
Created a short entry for 2006cn
(Mag 19.0 type II in anonymous)
Added a photometry reference image for
2006cm from Odd Trondal.
2006/05/25
Made the following updates from
ATEL 821
Added a discovery image of 2006cm
from Tim Puckett locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 521
Created an entry for 2006cm
(Mag 16.4 in UGC 11723)
Made the following updates from
CBET 520 and
ATEL 822
Created a short entry for 2006cl
(Mag 19.2 type II in anonymous)
Updated the entry for 2006bw
(type Ia)
2006/05/19
Made the following updates from
CBET 514
Updated the entry for 2006cf
(type Ia as noted below)
Added a spectrum of
2006cf (type Ia) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 513
Created an entry for 2006ci
(Mag 15.1 in ESO 182-G10)
2006/05/13
Made the following updates from
ATEL 808
2006/04/28
Made the following updates from
CBET 490
Created an entry for 2006bu
(Mag 18.1 in anonymous)
Made the following updates from
CBET 489
Updated the entry for 2006ay
(type Ia)
2006/04/24
Made the following updates from
CBET 480
Updated the entry for 2006bl
(type II as noted below)
Added a spectrum of
and 2006bl (type II) from
CfA .
Added an image of 2006X
from David Storey
Made the following updates from
CBET 479
Created an entry for 2006bq
(Mag 15.8 in NGC 6685)
2006/04/21
Made the following updates from
CBET 478
Updated the entry for 2006bm
(type Ia as noted below)
2006/04/20
Added a spectrum of
and 2006bm (type Ia) from
CfA .
2006/04/12
Made the following updates from
CBET 475
Updated the entry for 2006bk
(Type Ic)
2006/04/09
Added a discovery image of
2006bp
from Koichi Itagaki
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 470
Created an entry for 2006bp
(Mag 15.8 and rising in NGC 3953)
2006/04/08
Archived several supernovae including
2004dj
which may have been misidentified in some recent observations.
2006/04/04
Added a discovery image of
2006bj
from R. Quimby.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 461
Updated the entry for 2006bb
(from type Ic to type Ia)
Made the following updates from
CBET 460
Created an entry for 2006bj
(Mag 17.2 type II in anonymous)
Added a spectrum of
and 2006bb (type Ia) from
CfA .
Added a discovery image of
2006bi
from R. Holmes and V. Hoette .
Generated an icon from this image
2006/04/01
Added a spectrum of
and 2006bf (type IIb) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 455
Updated the entry for 2006bf
(type Ib/IIb)
Made the following updates from
CBET 454
Updated the entry for 2006bb
(type Ic at max)
2006/03/31
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8696
Created a short entry for 2005nc
(Mag 24 GRB afterflow from May 2005)
2006/03/24
Added a discovery image of
2006az
from Tim Puckett
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8691
Updated the entry for 2006ax
(official announcement of
CBET 435 )
Updated the entry for 2006ay
(official announcement of
CBET 436 )
Created an entry for 2006az
(Mag 16.3 in NGC 4172)
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8690
Updated the entry for 2006at
(type II as noted below)
Updated the entry for 2006av
(official announcement of
CBET 427 )
Updated the entry for 2006aw
(official announcement of
CBET 434 )
Added a spectrum of
and 2006at (type II) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
ATEL 771
Updated the entry for 2006at
(type IIP)
Made the following updates from
CBET 440 and
CBET 441
Updated the entry for 2006at
(type II)
2006/03/13
Erratta: Had the types of 2006aq
and 2006ar swapped.
Error persisted for 5 days.
Added an image of 2006av
from CSP/LCO
Added a discovery image of 2006av
from Berto Monard locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 427
Created an entry for 2006av
(Mag 19 in ESO 356-22)
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8687
2006/03/11
Added some images of 2006au
from Odd Trondal
Made the following updates from
ATEL 761
Updated the entry for 2006aq
(type IIP, observations, SWIFT image)
2006/03/08
Made the following updates from
CBET 423 and
ATEL 759
Created a short entry for 2006as
(Mag 19.9 type Ia in anonymous)
Updated the entry for 2006aq
(type II)
Updated the entry for 2006ar
(type Ia)
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8684
2006/03/03
Added a discovery image of
2006ap
from Tom Boles
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8683
Created an entry for 2006ap
(Mag 17.2 in NGC 6378)
2006/02/28
Added an image of 2006X
from CROSS
Added images of 2006X ,
2006aj ,
and 2006ak
from The Astronomer
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8680
Updated the entry for 2006am
(official announcement of
CBET 412 , type IIn)
Updated the entry for 2006an
(official announcement of
CBET 413 )
Updated the entry for 2006al
(type Ia as noted below)
Updated the entry for 2006R
(type Ia as noted below)
Updated the entry for 2006S
(type Ia as noted below)
Updated the entry for 2006T
(type II/IIb as noted below)
Updated the entry for 2006V
(type II as noted below)
Updated the entry for 2006X
(type Ia as noted below, observations)
Added a discovery image of
2006an
from U. of Texas
Generated an icon from this image
Added a photometry reference image for
2006an from Odd Trondal.
2006/02/21
Made the following updates from
CBET 410
Updated the entry for 2006aj
(spectrum)
Made the following updates from
CBET 409
Updated the entry for 2006aj
(optical afterflow of GRB)
Added a spectrum of
and 2006ak (type Ia) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 408
Created an entry for 2006ak
(Mag 15.8 type Ia in anonymous)
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8674
2006/02/10
Made the following updates from
CBET 398 and
ATEL 732
Created a short entry for
2006ad
Updated the entry for 2006ac
(type Ia found young)
Updated the entry for 2006aa
(type IIn)
Added an image of 2006X
from Odd Trondal
Added images of 2006X
from Yasuo Sano
Added images of 2006X
from CROSS
Added a discovery image of 2006ac
from LOSS .
Generated an icon from this image
Added a discovery image of 2006ab
from LOSS .
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8669
Updated the entry for 2006aa
(official announcement of
CBET 395 )
Created an entry for 2006ab
(Mag 18.0 in PGC 10652)
Created an entry for 2006ac
(Mag 15.9 in NGC 4619)
2006/02/07
Added a spectrum of
and 2006V (type II) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 392
Updated the entry for 2006V
(type II)
Added a discovery image of 2006X
from CROSS locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8667
Updated the entry for 2006U
(official announcement of
CBET 388 )
Updated the entry for 2006V
(official announcement of
CBET 390 )
Updated the entry for 2006W
(official announcement of
CBET 391 ) and type II as noted below
Created an entry for 2006X
(Mag 15.3 in M100)
Added a prediscovery image of 2006V
from Tenagra Obs locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Updated the entry for 2006W
(2 week old type II) from S. Benetti.
2006/02/05
Added a discovery image of 2006U
from LOSS .
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 388
Created an entry for 2006U
(Mag 18.8 in anonymous)
Added an image of 2005cs
from Taurus hill Observatory .
Made the following updates from
CBET 387
Updated the entry for 2005ke
(X-Ray observation)
2006/02/03
Added an image of 2006T
from Berto Monard locally.
Added a spectrum of
and 2006T (type IIn) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 386
Updated the entry for 2006T
(type II/IIb)
2006/02/02
Added a discovery image of
Nova M31 2006 2 (Mag 18.0)
from Kamil Hornoch locally.
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8666
Updated the entry for 2006T
(official announcement of
CBET 385 )
Updated the entry for 2006E
(Prediscovery)
Ground hog day. He saw his shadow. Why is this important? It isn't.
Why am I typing this? I'm board...
2006/01/29
Made the following updates from
CBET 383
Updated the entry for 2006R
(type Ia as noted below)
Added a spectrum of
and 2006R (type Ia) from
CfA .
2006/01/25
Created a subpage for 2005mg images .
Added images of 2005mg ,
2005ms ,
and 2005na
from David Richards
Added a spectrum of
and 2006O (young type II) from
CfA .
Made the following updates from
CBET 378
Updated the entry for 2006O
(young type II)
Added images of 2006N ,
2006H ,
2006G ,
2006F ,
2006B ,
2005na ,
and 2005mz
from JM Llapasset .
Added images of 2006E ,
2006A ,
2005ly ,
2004et ,
and 2004dj
from Joel Nicolas .
Added photometry reference image s for
2006P and
2006Q from Odd Trondal.
Added a discovery image of 2006Q
from LOSS .
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 377
Created an entry for 2006Q
(Mag 17.2 in NGC 634)
2006/01/13
Added images of 2005ls ,
2005mg ,
2005mz ,
and 2005na
from P. Corelli
Made the following updates from
IAUC 8658
Added a discovery image of 2006D
from BRASS locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 364
Created an entry for 2006F
(Mag 16.7 in NGC 935)
Created a subpage for 2005ly images .
Added a discovery image of 2006E
from Tim Puckett locally.
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 363
Created an entry for 2006E
(Mag 14.3 in NGC 5338)
Did my year end reports.
Made the following updates from
CBET 362
Created an entry for 2006D
(Mag 15.5 in MCG -01-33-34)
2006/01/11
Added color images of
2005dw ,
2005dx ,
2005dz ,
2005em ,
2005eq ,
2005es ,
2005hk ,
2005ip ,
2005lr ,
and 2005me from
Sergio Castellon
Added an image of 2005kd
from W. Kloehr .
Added images of 2005mz ,
2005md ,
2005ma ,
2005mg ,
2005na ,
2005mc ,
2005ms ,
2005lx ,
2005ly ,
2005lz ,
2005gl ,
2005ki ,
2005kl ,
2005kc ,
2005lt ,
2005ls ,
2005lv ,
2005kk ,
and 2005mf
from Enrico Prosperi locally.
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Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 357
Created an entry for 2005nb
(Mag 17.2 type Ic in UGC 7230)
Updated the entry for 2005my
(type II) from Anglo-Australian Observatory.
Made the following updates from
CBET 356
Created an entry for 2006B
(Mag 16.7 in UGC 12538)
Added an image of
2005ms
from Remanzacco Obs locally.
Added images of 2005ms
and 2006A
from Lode Stevens locally.
2006/01/06
Added a photometry reference image for
2006A from Odd Trondal
(in the 2006 directory, not the reference directory).
Added a discovery image of 2006A
from Tom Boles .
Generated an icon from this image
Made the following updates from
CBET 354
Created an entry for 2006A
(Mag 18.1 in NGC 7753) (origianlly released as "2005nb" from
CBET 352 )
Errata :
2006/12/06 - Had the discovery of 2006qs - 2006ry attributed to the wrong group.
Error persisted for 12 hours.
2006/10/23 - Had the Astronomer's Telegram links for
SNF20061011-000 and
2006ld
pointing to the wrong message, error persisted for 2 days.
2006/08/27 - Had the "double supernova" marked as
2006en ,
not 2006el (corrected)
error persisted for 1 day.
2006/07/07 - Had the wrong image linked for
2006do , error persisted for 9 hours.
2006/06/08 - Had the offset of
2006bw incorrect.
2006/04/03 - Had the wrong image linked for
2006bg , error persisted for 3 hours.
2006/03/13 - Had the types of 2006aq
and 2006ar swapped.
Error persisted for 5 days
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