Supernovae 2012au in NGC 4790
This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2012au in NGC 4790. Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page. Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the links web page.
Discovered by
Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
and Stan Howerton
(USA).
This one a Type Ib, found young.
It is vary close to the core of the host galaxy, and is the brightest
supernova so far this year.
We have a
Photometry reference image
made by Odd Trondal.
This supernova is in the
Constellation Virgo.
The following is a list of images of this SN, in chronological order. Click on the name in the "Image Credit" column to see the image. Times and dates are in UT unless otherwise noted. If you know of any others, please tell me!
| Image Credit | Date | Mag | Filter | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRTS | 2012/03/02.36 | 18.2 | C | Discovery |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/14.45 | 13.8 | C | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/15.165 | 13.5 | C | |
| Joseph Brimacombe | 2012/03/15.319 | 13.6 | L | |
| Leonid Elenin | 2012/03/15.3347 | 13.2 | C | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/16.337 | 13.41 | V | |
| Robert Koff | 2012/03/16.4571 | 13.0 | C | |
| JM Llapasset | 2012/03/16.964 | 12.7: | CR | |
| Giancarlo Cortini | 2012/03/17.08 | 12.9 | C | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/17.337 | 13.33 | V | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/18.338 | 13.25 | V | |
| Juanjo González | 2012/03/19.002 | 12.8 | R | |
| William Wiethoff | 2012/03/19.268 | C | ||
| Riccardo Mancini | 2012/03/19.931 | 13.1 | C | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/20.015 | 13.28 | C | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/21.375 | 13.26 | V | |
| Adrian Sonka | 2012/03/21.9569 | 13.398 | V | |
| JM Llapasset | 2012/03/22.935 | 13.4: | CR | |
| Adrian Sonka | 2012/03/23.980 | 13.5 | V | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/03/25.186 | 13.5 | V | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/04/02.287 | 13.99 | V | |
| Adrian Sonka | 2012/04/10.861 | 14.3 | V | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/04/11.255 | 14.44 | V | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/04/19.149 | 14.7 | V | |
| Adrian Sonka | 2012/04/19.805 | 14.6 | V | |
| Adrian Sonka | 2012/04/27.854 | 15.0 | V | |
| Aurelio Grillo | 2012/04/20.833 | C | ||
| Rafael Benavides | 2012/05/10.957 | 15.2 | C | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/05/13.138 | 16.0 | V | |
| Stan Howerton | 2012/06/23.210 | 15.6 | V |
Light curves and Spectra:
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