Astronomy:SN 1999eu

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Short description: 1999 supernova event in the constellation Fornax, inside NGC 1097
SN 1999eu
Spectral classSN
Date5 November 1999
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension02h 46m 20.79s
Declination-30° 19' 06.1"
EpochJ2000.0
Galactic coordinates227.0163 -64.6743
Distance45 Mly
RemnantIIP
HostNGC 1097
Peak apparent magnitude17.3

SN 1999eu was a type IIP supernova that happened in NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away, in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered 5 November 1999, possibly three months after its initial brightening, and is unusually under-luminous for a type II supernova.[1]

References

  1. Pastorello, A.; Zampieri, L.; Turatto, M.; Cappellaro, E.; Meikle, W. P. S.; Benetti, S.; Branch, D.; Baron, E. et al. (2004). "Low-luminosity Type II supernovae: spectroscopic and photometric evolution". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 347 (1): 74–94. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07173.x. Bibcode2004MNRAS.347...74P. 

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