SN 1992bd

SN 1992bd
Other designations SN 1992bd, 2MASS J02461897-3016289
Event type Supernova
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Spectral class II[1]
Observation
Location
Constellation Fornax
Right ascension 02h 46m 18.89s[2]
Declination −30° 16 30.0[2]
Epoch J2000.0
Galactic coordinates 226.9149 -64.6812
Distance 45,000,000 ly
Host NGC 1097
Characteristics
Notable features first supernova in
NGC 1097 for 21st century
Energetics
Peak apparent magnitude +15 [1]
See also

SN 1992bd was a type II supernova event in NGC 1097, positioned some 1.5 east and 9″ south of the galactic nucleus. It was discovered by astronomers Chris Smith and Lisa Wells on October 12, 1992. Spectra of the object collected October 17 showed it to have an expansion velocity of 7,500 km/s.[1] Subsequent examination of archival images from the Hubble Space Telescope showed an image of the supernova had been captured on September 20, 1992, 12 days prior to its discovery with ground-based telescopes. The eruption occurred in the circumnuclear star-forming region of the galaxy.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith, R. C.; Wells, L.; della Valle, M.; Bouchet, P. (October 1992), Green, D. W. E., ed., "Supernova 1992bd in NGC 1097", IAU Circular (5638): 1, Bibcode:1992IAUC.5638....1S.
  2. 1 2 Cutri, R. M.; et al. (June 2003), 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources, NASA/IPAC, Bibcode:2003tmc..book.....C
  3. Barth, Aaron J.; van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Leibundgut, Bruno; Richmond, Michael W. (May 1996), "The Environments of Supernovae in Archival Hubble Space Telescope Images", Astronomical Journal, 111: 2047–2058, Bibcode:1996AJ....111.2047B, doi:10.1086/117940. See p. 2054.
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