SN 1998S

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SN 1998S
Observation data (Epoch J2000.0)
Supernova type II
Remnant type ?
Host Galaxy NGC 3877
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 11h 46m 06.25s
Declination +47° 28' 55.5
Galactic coordinates 150.7467 +65.9637
Discovery Date March 2.68, 1998 by Z. Wan. On March 16, 1998, shortly after discovery, Mike Gladders and Jim Thomson took a single spectrum of the SN http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/DDO/research/DDOSNe.html
Peak magnitude (V) ?
Distance 50 million light-years
Physical characteristics
Progenitor Unknown
Progenitor type Unknown
Colour (B-V) Unknown
Notable features SN 1998S, AAVSO 1140+48

SN 1998S was a supernova that happened in NGC 3877. It was a type supernova.

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