Astronomy:List of supernova candidates

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Map showing various supernova candidates, most of which are within one kiloparsec from the Solar System[1]

This is a list of supernova candidates, or stars that are believed to soon become supernovae. Type II supernova progenitors include stars with at least 8–10 solar masses that are in the final stages of their evolution. Prominent examples of stars in this mass range include Antares, Spica, Gamma Velorum,[2] Mu Cephei, and members of the Quintuplet Cluster.[3] Type Ia supernova progenitors are white dwarf stars that are close to the Chandrasekhar limit of about 1.44 solar masses and are accreting matter from a binary companion star.

The list includes massive Wolf–Rayet stars, which may become Type Ib/Ic supernovae, particularly oxygen-sequence (Wolf–Rayet WO) stars. As of 2023, most of these candidates are in the Milky Way galaxy; however, five oxygen-sequence Wolf–Rayet stars are also known in other galaxies.

Table

Identifier Epoch J2000 Constellation Distance

(light-years)

Spectral

class

Evolutionary stage Possible supernova

type

Notes
R. A. Dec.
Wolf 1130  20h 05m 19.5s +54° 26′ 03″[4] Cygnus 54.09 ± 0.02[4] M3 + D[5] Subdwarf + white dwarf Ia Supernova will occur in over 6.2 billion years.[5]
49 Librae  16h 00m 19.61s −16° 32′ 00.5″[6] Libra 95.3 ± 0.5[6] F8V + D[7][8] Main sequence + white dwarf Ia Supernova will occur in over 500 million years after binary pair merger.[7]
NLTT 12758  04h 12m 26.33s −11° 17′ 47.3″[4] Eridanus[9] 114.5 ± 0.1[4] D + D White dwarf + white dwarf Ia Supernova will occur in 140 billion years[10]
IK Pegasi  21h 26m 26.7s +19° 22′ 32″[6] Pegasus 154 ± 1[6] A8m: or kA6hA9mF0 + DA Main sequence + White dwarf Ia Supernova will occur in 1.9 billion years[11]
WD J181058.67+311940.94  18h 10m 58.7s +31° 19′ 40.9″ Hercules[12] 160 D + D White dwarf + white dwarf Ia Supernova will occur in 23 billion years[13]
Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki)  18h 55m 15.93s –26° 17′ 48.2″[14] Sagittarius 224.7 ± 9.8[14] B2.5 V Main sequence II Supernova will occur in over 20 million years after binary pair merger.[15]
Bellatrix  05h 25m 07.86s +06° 20′ 58.9″[14] Orion 250 ± 10 B2 III or B2V Blue giant II [16]
Spica  13h 25m 11.6s −11° 09′ 40.8″[14] Virgo 250 ± 10[17] B1III-IV Subgiant II [18]
Mimosa  12h 47m 43.26877s −59° 41′ 19.5792″[14] Crux 280 ± 20 B0.5 III Blue giant II [19]
Acrux Aa  12h 26m 35.9s –63° 05′ 56″[14] Crux 348 ± 5 B0.5 IV Main sequence II [20]
Acrux B  12h 26m 36.4s –63° 05′ 58″[14] Crux 348 ± 5 B1 V Main sequence II [20]
Beta Centauri Aa (Hadar)  14h 03m 49.40535s −60° 22′ 22.9266″[14] Centaurus 361 ± 2 B1 III Blue giant II [21]
Beta Centauri Ab (Hadar)  14h 03m 49.40535s −60° 22′ 22.9266″[14] Centaurus 361 ± 2 B1 III Blue giant II [21]
Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara)  06h 58m 37.54876s −28° 58′ 19.5102″[14] Canis Major 405 ± 7 B2 II or B2 III-II Bright giant or Subgiant II [22]
Betelgeuse  05h 55m 10.3s +07° 24′ 25″[14] Orion 408 – 548+90
−49
M1–M2 Ia–ab Red supergiant II-P [23]
Zeta Ophiuchi  16h 37m 09.5s −10° 34′ 02″ Ophiuchus 440 ± 36 O9.5V Main sequence II [1]
Alpha Lupi (Uridim)  14h 41m 55.8s –47° 23′ 17″ Lupus 460 ± 10 B1.5 III Blue giant II [18]
Beta Canis Majoris (Mirzam)  06h 22m 41.98535s −17° 57′ 21.3073″ Canis Major 490 ± 20 B1 II-III Blue giant II [24]
Antares  16h 29m 24.5s –26° 25′ 55″ Scorpius 550 M1.5Iab-b Red supergiant II-P [18]
Lambda Scorpii (Shaula)  17h 33m 36.520s −37° 06′ 13.76″ Scorpius 570 B1.5IV Main-sequence II [25]
Saiph  05h 47m 45.38884s −09° 40′ 10.5777″ Orion 650 ± 30 B0.5 Ia Blue Supergiant II [26]
Pi Puppis (Ahadi)  07h 17m 08.6s –37° 05′ 51″ Puppis 807+72
−61
[17]
K3 Ib Red supergiant II? [1][27]
Rigel  05h 14m 32.3s –08° 12′ 06″ Orion 848 ± 65 B8 Ia Blue supergiant IIn(pec?) [28]
S Monocerotis A  06h 40m 58.7s +09° 53′ 44″ Monoceros 920+150
−110
[17]
O7V Main-sequence II [1]
S Monocerotis B  06h 40m 58.7s +09° 53′ 44″ Monoceros 920+150
−110
[17]
O9.5V Main-sequence II [1]
Zeta Puppis (Naos)  08h 03m 35.05s −40° 00′ 11.3″ Puppis 1,080 ± 40 O4If(n)p Blue supergiant II [29]
Gamma2 Velorum A  08h 09m 32.0s −47° 20′ 12″ Vela 1,120+130
−100
[17]
WC8 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic [30][2]
Gamma2 Velorum B  08h 09m 32.0s −47° 20′ 12″ Vela 1,120+130
−100
[17]
O7.5III Blue supergiant II [31][2]
Mintaka Aa1  05h 32m 00.4000s −00° 17′ 56.7424″ Orion 1,200 O9.5II Blue supergiant II [32]
Alnilam  05h 36m 12.81s −01° 12′ 06.9″ Orion 1,250±26 B0 Ia Blue supergiant II [33]
Alnitak Aa  05h 40m 45.5s −01° 56′ 34.3″ Orion 1,260±180 O9.5Iab Blue supergiant [34]
Delta Canis Majoris (Wezen)  07h 08m 23.48608s −26° 23′ 35.5474″ Canis Major 1,600 F8 Ia Yellow supergiant II [35]
HD 49798  06h 48m 04.7s −44° 18′ 58″ Puppis 1,699±46[36] sdO5.5/D[37] White dwarf Ia Supernova will occur in a few tens of thousands of years[38][39]
119 Tauri  05h 32m 12.8s +18° 35′ 40″ Taurus 1,790+300
−220
[17]
M2Iab-Ib Red supergiant IIb [1][27]
Gamma Cygni (Sadr)  20h 22m 13.70184s +40° 15′ 24.0450″ Cygnus 1,800 F8 Iab Yellow supergiant II [40]
Deneb  20h 41m 25.9s +45° 16′ 49″ Cygnus 2,615±215[1] A2la Blue supergiant IIL [1]
KPD 1930+2752  19h 32m 14.9s +27° 58′ 35″ Cygnus 2,860+130
−120
[41]
sdB/D White dwarf Ia [nb 1][42][43]
Mu Cephei (Garnet Star)  21h 43m 30.5s +58° 46′ 48″ Cepheus 3,060+456
−130
[44]
M2Ia Red hypergiant IIn/IIb [45]
Rho Cassiopeiae  23h 54m 23.0s +57° 29′ 58″ Cassiopeia 3,440+930
−610
[41]
G2Ia0e Yellow hypergiant IIL [46]
VY Canis Majoris  07h 22m 58.3s −25° 46′ 03″ Canis Major 3,930+420
−350
[47]
M5eIa Red hypergiant II [23][48]
IRAS 17163-3907  17h 19m 49.3s −39° 10′ 37.9″ Scorpius 3,930+990
−660
[41]
late B/early A Yellow hypergiant II [49]
Wray 17-96  17h 41m 35.4s –30° 06′ 39″ Scorpius 3,940+1,110
−710
[41]
B3 Luminous blue variable
VV Cephei A  21h 56m 39.1s +63° 37′ 32″ Cepheus 4,900[50] M2Iab Red hypergiant [1]
Stephenson 2 DFK 52  18h 39m 23.4s −06° 02′ 16″ Scutum 4,900 M0I Red supergiant II-P [51]
Mu Sagittarii Aa (Polis)  18h 13m 14.8s –21° 03′ 32″ Sagittarius 5,100[52] B8Iap Blue supergiant [53]
P Cygni  20h 17m 47.2s +38° 01′ 59″ Cygnus 5,250±590[54] B1Ia+ Luminous blue variable IIb [55]
HD 168625  18h 21m 19.5s −16° 22′ 26″ Sagittarius 5,250+600
−490
[41]
B6Ia Luminous blue variable II [56]
NML Cygni  20h 46m 25.6s +40° 06′ 59.4″ Cygnus 5,250+420
−360
[57]
M6I Red hypergiant II [58]
IRC +10420  19h 26m 48.1s +11° 21′ 17″ Aquila 5,600+2,200
−1,200
[41]
F8Ia+ Yellow hypergiant IIb [59][60]
WR 142  20h 21m 44.3s +37° 22′ 31″ Cygnus 5,670+290
−270
[41]
WO2 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic
WR 136  20h 12m 06.5s +38° 21′ 18″ Cygnus 6,700+500
−430
[41]
WN6(h)-s Wolf–Rayet star Ic
RS Ophiuchi  17h 50m 13.2s –06° 42′ 28″ Ophiuchus 7,380+1,000
−790
[41]
M2III/D White dwarf Ia
IRAS 00500+6713  00h 53m 11.21s +67° 30′ 02.4″ Cassiopeia 8,000 ± 500 WD White dwarf Ia [61]
Eta Carinae  10h 45m 03.6s −59° 41′ 04″ Carina 8,630+69
−68
[41]
LBV/O Luminous blue variable Ib [62][63]
WR 93b  17h 32m 03.3s −35° 04′ 32″ Scorpius 8,700+1,900
−1,300
[41]
WO3 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic
WR 102  17h 45m 47.5s −26° 10′ 27″ Sagittarius 9,410+840
−710
[41]
WO2 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic
HD 179821  19h 13m 58.6s +00° 07′ 32″ Aquila 10,500+2,100
−1,500
[41]
G5Ia Yellow hypergiant IIL [64][65]
T Pyxidis  09h 04m 41.5s −32° 22′ 48″ Pyxis 10,700+1,700
−1,300
[41]
White dwarf Ia [66][67]
WR 104  18h 02m 04.1s –23° 37′ 41″ Sagittarius 13,400+9,200
−3,900
[41]
WC9d/OB Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic with Grb? [68][69]
AG Carinae  10h 56m 11.57814s −60° 27′ 12.8107″ Carina 17,000±1,000 LBV Luminous blue variable IIb [70]
WR 30a  10h 51m 38.9s −60° 56′ 35.2″ Carina 38,900+18,500
−9,500
[41]
WO4/O5((f)) Wolf–Rayet star
Sher 25  11h 15m 07.8s −61° 15′ 17″ Carina 43,500+5,200
−4,200
[41]
B1.5Iab Blue supergiant [71]
LMC195-1  05h 18m 10.3s −69° 13′ 03″ Dorado 160,000[41] WO2 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic
S Doradus  05h 18m 14.4s −69° 15′ 01″ Dorado 169,000 LBV Luminous blue variable [72]
SMC AB8  01h 31m 04.1s −73° 25′ 04″ Hydrus 200,000[41] WO4/O4 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic
DR1  01h 05m 01.6s +02° 04′ 20″ Cetus 2,350,000 WO3 Wolf–Rayet star Ib/Ic with Grb? [73]

Notes

  1. The Kitt Peak Downes star.

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