Astronomy:SN 1940B
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Short description: Supernova of 1940 in constellation Coma Berenices
A light curve for SN 1940B, plotted from data available in the Open Supernova Catalog[1] | |
| Date | 5 May 1940 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 50m 33.0s |
| Declination | +25° 32′ 12″ |
| Peak apparent magnitude | 12.8 |
SN 1940B was a supernova discovered on 5 May 1940 in the galaxy NGC 4725 in Coma Berenices.[2] It had a magnitude of 12.8[3] and became the first observed type II supernova.[4][clarification needed]
SN 1940B is one of the five supernovae discovered in 1940, the other being SN 1940A, SN 1940C, SN 1940D and SN 1940E.
References
- ↑ Guillochon, James; Parrent, Jerod; Kelley, Luke Zoltan; Margutti, Raffaella (January 2017). "An Open Catalog for Supernova Data". The Astrophysical Journal 835 (1): 64. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/64. Bibcode: 2017ApJ...835...64G.
- ↑ Barbon, R. (January 1978), "Supernovae in the Coma cluster of galaxies", Astronomical Journal 83: 13–19, doi:10.1086/112170, Bibcode: 1978AJ.....83...13B.
- ↑ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/lists/Supernovae.html. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ↑ Albert G. Petschek, ed (2012). Supernovae. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 60. ISBN 978-1461232865.
External links
- Light curve on the Open Supernova Catalog
- SN 1940B at SIMBAD
