Astronomy:SN 1999ec

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Short description: 1999 type Ib supernova event in the constellation Canis Major
SN 1999EC
Spectral classSN Ib[1]
DateOctober 2, 1999[2]
ConstellationCanis Major
Right ascension 06h 16m 16.16s[2]
Declination−21° 22′ 09.8″[2]
EpochJ2000.0
Galactic coordinates228.6723 -17.0277
Distance31.3 Mpc[1]
HostNGC 2207)
Progenitor38 M star
Peak apparent magnitude17.9[3]

SN 1999ec was a type Ib supernova that was discovered in the interacting galaxy NGC 2207 on October 2, 1999.[2] It was found on images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope at the Lick Observatory.[2] The progenitor is estimated to have had 38 times the mass of the Sun and was 5.34 million years old at the time of the outburst.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kuncarayakti, Hanindyo et al. (August 2013), "Integral Field Spectroscopy of Supernova Explosion Sites: Constraining the Mass and Metallicity of the Progenitors. I. Type Ib and Ic Supernovae", The Astronomical Journal 146 (2): 14 pp, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/2/30, 30, Bibcode2013AJ....146...30K 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jha, S. et al. (1999). "Supernova 1999ec in NGC 2207". IAU Circular 7269: 2. Bibcode1999IAUC.7269....2J. 
  3. Barbon, R. et al. (1999-11-01). "The Asiago Supernova Catalogue - 10 years after". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 139 (3): 531–536. doi:10.1051/aas:1999404. Bibcode1999A&AS..139..531B. 

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