Bright Supernovae - 2008

This data comes from IAU Circulars and occasionally more data will be provided on IAU's Astronomical Headlines page. An archive of the 2008 updates to this page is available.

This is a partial list of the SN discovered in 2008. Since 2008 is still ongoing, please look at the main page for the latest data.   Note that Extra galactic Novae have been moved to a special Extra galactic novae page.   For more information, you can look at the following Supernova Catalogs:

  • IAU List of Supernovae since 1885
  • Mike Richmond's Supernova list

    image 2008af, CBET 1248 discovered 2008/02/09.173 by Tom Boles
  • Found in UGC 9640 at R.A. = 14h59m28s.50, Decl. = +16°39'12".3
  • Located 12".4 east and 29".6 north of the nucleus of UGC 9640 (Discovery image (mirror) (mirror)) (Martin Nicholson image) (Grzegorz Duszanowicz image)
  • Mag 17.1, Type Ia (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1253)

    • image 2008ae, CBET 1247 discovered 2008/02/09.21 by G. Sostero; Tim Puckett
  • Found in IC 577 at R.A. = 09h56m03s.20, Decl. = +10°29'58".8
  • Located 12".0 west and 3".0 north of the nucleus of IC 577 (Discovery image) (LOSS image) (SWIFT image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 17.8, Type Ia (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1250)

    • image 2008ad, CBET 1245 discovered 2008/01/30.42 by ROTSE collaboration
  • Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 12h49m37s.15, Decl. = +28°19'46".5
  • Located 3".5 east and 1".7 north the nucleus of the host galaxy (Discovery image)
  • Mag 18.0, Type unknown

    • image 2008ac, CBET 1245 discovered 2008/01/30.27 by ROTSE collaboration
  • Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 11h53m45s.18, Decl. = +48°25'21".5
  • Located 0".4 west and 0".5 north the nucleus of the host galaxy (Discovery image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 17.6, Type unknown

    • image 2008ab, CBET 1245 discovered 2008/01/30.23 by ROTSE collaboration
  • Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 11h34m45s.92, Decl. = +53°57'50".8
  • Located near the nucleus of the host galaxy (Discovery image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 18.2, Type unknown

    • image 2008aa, CBET 1244 discovered 2008/02/07.53 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in UGC 7799 at R.A. = 12h37m53s.43, Decl. = +34°01'36".0
  • Located 25".5 west and 15".4 north of the nucleus of UGC 7799 (Discovery image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 18.9, Type II (References: CBET 1283)

    • image 2008Z, CBET 1243 discovered 2008/02/07.26 by Tim Puckett and R. Gagliano
  • Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 09h43m15s.25, Decl. = +36°17'03".9 (near NGC 2965)
  • Located 2".1 west and 6".9 south of the center of the host galaxy (Discovery image) (Martin Nicholson image) (Paolo Corelli image) (LOSS image) (Joel Nicolas image) (Lorenzo Franco image)
  • Mag 16.9, Type Ia (CfA spectrum) (References: (CBET 1241 corrected), CBET 1246)
  • Note: CBET 1241 says that the Declination is 37°, actual is 36°

    • image 2008Y, CBET 1240 discovered 2008/02/06.34 by Jack Newton and Tim Puckett
  • Found in MCG +9-19-39 at R.A. = 11h19m30s.57, Decl. = +54°27'46".2
  • Located 2".4 west and 6".9 north of the center of MCG +9-19-39 (Discovery image) (Paolo Corelli image) (Joel Nicolas image)
  • Mag 17.3, Type Ia (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1246, ATEL 1410)

    • image 2008X, CBET 1239 discovered 2008/02/07.005 by Tom Boles; LOSS
  • Found in NGC 4141 at R.A. = 12h09m48s.33, Decl. = +58°51'01".6
  • Located 7".6 east and 4".6 north of the nucleus of NGC 4141 (Boles discovery image) (LOSS discovery image) (Paolo Corelli image) (Martin Nicholson image) (Martin Mobberley image (mirror)) (Grzegorz Duszanowicz image) (John N. Gretchen III image) (Martin Mobberley image)
  • Mag 17.5, Type IIP (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1300 (CBET 1242 corrected))

    • image 2008W, CBET 1238 discovered 2008/02/06.33 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in MCG -03-22-7 at R.A. = 08h36m19s.22, Decl. = -20°16'52".5
  • Located 7".9 west and 14".2 north of the nucleus of MCG -03-22-7 (Discovery image) (Manuel Rodriguez image)
  • Mag 17.5, Type II (References: CBET 1257)

    • image 2008V, CBET 1238 discovered 2008/02/06.21 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in NGC 1591 at R.A. = 04h29m31s.30, Decl. = -26°42'39".8
  • Located 9".6 east and 8".2 north of the nucleus of NGC 1591 (Discovery image)
  • Mag 16.8, Type IIb (References: CBET 1257)

    • image 2008U, CBET 1238 discovered 2008/01/20.56 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in UGC 8917 at R.A. = 13h59m48s.27, Decl. = +40°22'51".6
  • Located 5".0 east and 4".3 south of the nucleus of UGC 8917 (Discovery image)
  • Mag 18.4, Type II (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1300 (CBET 1242 corrected))

    • image 2008T, CBET 1237 discovered 2008/01/17.30 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in UGC 3304 at R.A. = 05h25m28s.96, Decl. = +21°51'33".4
  • Located 4".6 west and 11".3 north of the nucleus of UGC 3304 (Discovery image) (Joel Nicolas image)
  • Mag 18.1, Type II (References: CBET 1275)

    • image 2008O, CBET 1220 discovered 2008/01/22.1 by Chilean Automatic Supernova Search program
  • Found in ESO 256-G11 at R.A. = 06h57m34s.46, Decl. = -45°48'44".3
  • Located 9".6 west and 1".3 south of the nucleus of ESO 256-G11 (Discovery image) (CSP/LCO image) (Stan Howerton image)
  • Mag 16.9, Type Ia (References: CBET 1227)

    • image 2008N, CBET 1215 discovered 2007/12/23.57 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in NGC 4273 at R.A. = 12h19m55s.78, Decl. = +05°19m55s.78
  • Located 5".6 west and 14".3 south of the nucleus of NGC 4273 (Discovery image)
  • Mag 18.0, Type II (References: CBET 1226)

    • image 2008M, CBET 1214 discovered 2008/01/15.12 by BRASS
  • Found in ESO 121-026 at R.A. = 06h21m41s.28, Decl. = -59°43'45".4
  • Located 16".5 east and 38".6 north of the center of ESO 121-026 (Discovery image) (Martin Nicholson image) (Stan Howerton image) (CSP/LCO image) (SWIFT image)
  • Mag 15.4*, Type II (References: CBET 1227)

    • image 2008L, CBET 1212 discovered 2008/01/14.499 by Yasuhide Fujita
  • Found in NGC 1259 at R.A. = 03h17m16s.65, Decl. = +41°22'57".6
  • Located 6" west and 10" south of the center of NGC 1259 (Discovery image) (Joaquín Sánchez image)
  • Mag 16.8 (1/26:14.9), Type Ia (PSSS spectrum) (References: CBET 1219)
  • SN 2008L images sub-page

    • image 2008K, CBET 1211 discovered 2008/01/15.54 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in ESO 504-G5 at R.A. = 11h38m10s.54, Decl. = -23°25'36".1
  • Located 7".5 east and 6".4 north of the center of ESO 504-G5 (Discovery image)
  • Mag 17.7, Type II (References: CBET 1218)

    • image 2008I, CBET 1210 discovered 2008/01/02.54 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in NGC 3978 at R.A. = 11h56m09s.66, Decl. = +60°31'31".5
  • Located 3".7 west and 10".4 north of the center of NGC 3978 (Discovery image)
  • Mag 19.1, Type II (References: CBET 1288; SN 2003cq)

    • image 2008H, CBET 1210 discovered 2007/12/22.54 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in ESO 499-G5 at R.A. = 09h47m13s.45, Decl. = -24°50'25".8
  • Located 0".2 east and 2".7 south of the center of ESO 499-G5 (Discovery image (mirror))
  • Mag 17.4, Type II (References: CBET 1218)

    • image 2008G, CBET 1208 discovered 2008/01/01.28 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search
  • Found in UGC 2851 at R.A. = 03h45m46s.02, Decl. = +46°40'06".0
  • Located 23".3 east and 19".1 south of the center of UGC 2851 (Discovery image) (Jose Hernandez image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 18.1, Type II (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1209)

    • image 2008F, CBET 1207 discovered 2008/01/12.14 by Tim Puckett and G. Sostero
  • Found in MCG -01-8-15 at R.A. = 02h54m55s.11, Decl. = -06°21'56".7
  • Located 15".4 east and 27".0 north of the center of MCG -01-8-15 (Discovery image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 18.3, Type II (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1209)

    • image 2008E, CBET 1206 discovered 2008/01/04.47 by ROTSE collaboration
  • Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 11h25m36s.95, Decl. = +52°08'25".9 (near MCG +9-19-71)
  • Located 0".1 west and 1".6 south of the center of the host galaxy (Discovery image) (Jose Hernandez image)
  • Mag 18.0, Type Ia

    • image 2008B, CBET 1194 discovered 2008/01/02.84 by Koichi Itagaki
  • Found in NGC 5829 at R.A. = 15h02m43s.65, Decl. = +23°20'07".8
  • Located 23" east and 7" north of the center of NGC 5829 (Discovery image) (JM Llapasset image (mirror)) (Martin Nicholson image) (Jose Hernandez image) (JM Llapasset image)
  • Mag 17.2 (1/2:16.4), Type IIn (CfA spectrum) (References: CBET 1201 (CBET 1200 corrected), ATEL 1366)

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