Bright Supernovae pages - Updates 2008

Please note that this is an archive of the changes made on the Bright Supernovae pages and that this page is not maintained. The latest updates can be found on the updates page. The latest links can be found on the links page.

2008/09/03
• Added images of Nova M31 2008-08c, 2008fj, and 2008fg
• Added a discovery image of 2008fi
• Added photometry reference images for 2008fi and 2008fk
• Updated the entry for 2008fj, type Ia

Started putting the updates on the main page. Decided to archive them here is useful.

2008/06/05
• Made the following updates from CBET 1398
  • Updated the entry for 2008cq (type Ia)

2008/06/04
• Made the following updates from CBET 1397
  • Updated the entry for 2008cn (progenitor)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1396
  • Updated the entry for 2008cu (type IIn)

2008/06/03
• Made the following updates from CBET 1394
  • Created an entry for 2008ct (Mag 19.1 in UGC 11878)
  • Created an entry for 2008cu (Mag 18.7 in UGC 11419)
  • Created an entry for 2008cv (Mag 17.0 in ESO 598-G22)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1393
  • Updated the entry for 2008cm (type Ia)
  • Updated the entry for 2008cn (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008cp (type Ia)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1392 (CBET 1390 and CBET 1391 updated)
  • Created an entry for 2008cs (Mag 16.0 in IRAS 17138-1017)

2008/05/31
• Made the following updates from CBET 1390
  • Created an entry for 2008cs (Mag 16.0 in IRAS 17138-1017)

2008/05/30
• Made the following updates from CBET 1389
  • Created an entry for 2008cq (Mag 21.5 in anonymous)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1388
  • Created an entry for 2008cq (Mag 13.4 near ESO 446-53)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1387
  • Created an entry for 2008cp (Mag 17.7 in anonymous)

2008/05/29
• Made the following updates from CBET 1386
  • Created an entry for 2008co (Mag 17.0 in IC 2522)

2008/05/27
• Made the following updates from CBET 1385
  • Created an entry for 2008cn (Mag 15.4 in NGC 4603)

2008/05/26
• Made the following updates from CBET 1384
  • Created an entry for 2008cm (Mag 16.0 in NGC 2369)

2008/05/18
• Made the following updates from CBET 1381
  • Updated the entry for 2008S (observations)

2008/05/17
• Made the following updates from CBET 1378
  • Created an entry for 2008cl (Mag 17.7 in UGC 10261)

2008/05/16
• Made the following updates from IAUC 8946
  • Created an entry for Transient in NGC 300 (Mag 14.4)

2008/05/14
• Made the following updates from CBET 1374
  • Updated entry for 2008ch (type II)

2008/05/13
• Made the following updates from CBET 1372
  • Created an entry for 2008ch (Mag 18.3 in MCG -01-52-16)

2008/05/10
• Made the following updates from CBET 1369
  • Created an entry for 2008ci (Mag 16.7 in MCG -01-1-5)

2008/05/08
• Made the following updates from CBET 1368
  • Updated the entry for 2008cg (type IIn)

2008/05/07
• Made the following updates from CBET 1367
  • Updated the entry for 2008ce (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008cf (type Ia at max)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1366
  • Created an entry for 2008cg (Mag 16.7 in FGC 1965)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1365
  • Created an entry for 2008cf (Mag 16.8 in anonymous)

2008/05/04
• Made the following updates from CBET 1364
  • Updated the entry for 2008ce (type II)

2008/05/03
• Made the following updates from CBET 1363
  • Created an entry for 2008ce (Mag 17.5 in NGC 4428)

2008/04/29
• Made the following updates from CBET 1361
  • Updated the entry for 2008ay (type Ib)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1360
  • Created an entry for 2008cd (Mag 16.6 in NGC 5038)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1359
  • Updated the entry for 2008bx (type II)

2008/04/28
• Made the following updates from CBET 1358
  • Updated the entry for 2008bv (type Ia)
  • Updated the entry for 2008bw (type Ia)
  • Updated the entry for 2008ca (type Ia)
  • Updated the entry for 2008cb (type Ia)

2008/04/27
• Made the following updates from CBET 1357
  • Updated the entry for 2008cc (type Ia)

2008/04/25
• Made the following updates from CBET 1356
  • Created an entry for 2008cc (Mag 17.2 in ESO 107-G4)

2008/04/23
• Made the following updates from CBET 1353
  • Created an entry for 2008bz (Mag 17.7 type Ia in anonymous)
• Made the following updates from IAUC 8939
  • Updated the entry for 2008bo (type II and observations)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1350
  • Created an entry for 2008by (Mag 17.2 in anonymous)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1349
  • Updated the entry for 2008bu (type II)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1348
  • Created an entry for 2008bx (Mag 15.5 in MCG +7-31-4)

2008/04/22
• Made the following updates from CBET 1346
  • Created an entry for 2008bw (Mag 18.0 in UGC 11241)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1345
  • Created an entry for 2008bv (Mag 18.8 in UGC 4653)

2008/04/18
• Made the following updates from CBET 1341
  • Created an entry for 2008bu (Mag 17.8 in ESO 586-G2)

2008/04/17
• Made the following updates from CBET 1340
  • Updated the entry for 2008S (observations)

2008/04/15
• Made the following updates from CBET 1338
  • Updated the entry for 2008bs (type Ib)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1337
  • Updated the entry for 2008bt (subluminous type Ia)

2008/04/14
• Made the following updates from CBET 1336
  • Created an entry for 2008bt (Mag 16.5 in NGC 3404)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1335
  • Updated the entry for 2008bk (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008br (type II)

2008/04/10
• Made the following updates from CBET 1333
  • Created an entry for 2008bs (Mag 18.6 in UGC 4085)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1332
  • Created an entry for 2008br (Mag 17.9 in IC 2522)

2008/04/09
• Made the following updates from CBET 1331 (CBET 1330 corrected)
  • Updated the entry for 2008S (observations)

2008/04/08
• Made the following updates from CBET 1329
  • Updated the entry for 2008bm (type IIn)
  • Updated the entry for 2008bp (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008bq (type Ia)

2008/04/05
• Made the following updates from CBET 1328
  • Created an entry for 2008bq (Mag 17.0 in ESO 308-G25)

2008/04/04
• Made the following updates from CBET 1327
  • Created an entry for 2008bp (Mag 17.6 in NGC 3095)

2008/04/03
• Made the following updates from CBET 1325
  • Updated the entry for 2008bo (type Ib)

2008/04/02
• Made the following updates from CBET 1324
  • Created an entry for 2008bo (Mag 16.5 in NGC 6643)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1322
  • Created an entry for 2008bn (Mag 16.5 type II in NGC 4226)

2008/04/01
• Made the following updates from CBET 1321
  • Updated the entry for 2008be (type IIn)

2008/03/31
• Made the following updates from CBET 1320 and ATEL 1447
  • Created an entry for 2008bm (Mag 17.2 in CGCG 071-101)

2008/03/30
• Made the following updates from CBET 1319
  • Updated the entry for 2008bk (progenitor, observations)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1318
  • Updated the entry for 2008bl (type II)

2008/03/28
• Made the following updates from CBET 1317
  • Updated the entry for 2008bi (type Ia)

2008/03/27
• Made the following updates from CBET 1316
  • Created an entry for 2008bl (Mag 16.2 in UGC 9317)

2008/03/26
• Made the following updates from CBET 1315
  • Created an entry for 2008bk (Mag 12.6 in NGC 7793)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1314
  • Created an entry for 2008bj (Mag 17.1 type II in MCG +08-22-20)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1313
  • Updated the entry for 2008bh (type II)

2008/03/25
• Made the following updates from CBET 1312
  • Created an entry for 2008bi (Mag 16.7 in NGC 2618)

2008/03/24
• Made the following updates from CBET 1311
  • Created an entry for 2008bh (Mag 17.4 in NGC 2642)

2008/03/22
• Made the following updates from CBET 1310
  • Updated the entry for 2008bf (type Ia one week from max)

2008/03/20
• Made the following updates from CBET 1309
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (now a type Ib)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1308
  • Updated the entry for 2008bg (Mag 17.9 type Ia in anonymous)

2008/03/19
• Made the following updates from CBET 1307
  • Created an entry for 2008bf (Mag 16.8 in NGC 4055)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1306
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (progenitor)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1305
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (now a type Ib)

2008/03/18
• Made the following updates from CBET 1304
  • Updated the entry for 2008bc (type Ia on the rise)
  • Updated the entry for 2008bd (type Ia)

2008/03/16
• Made the following updates from CBET 1303
  • Created an entry for 2008be (Mag 18.5 in NGC 5671)

2008/03/14
• Made the following updates from CBET 1302
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (observation)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1301
  • Created an entry for 2008bc (Mag 15.2 in KK 1524)
  • Created an entry for 2008bd (Mag 16.7 in MCG -02-26-42)

2008/03/12
• Made the following updates from CBET 1300
  • Correction of CBET 1242
• Made the following updates from CBET 1299
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (radio observation)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1298
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (now a type IIb)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1296
  • Created a short entry for 2008ba and 2008bb (Mag > 18.5)

2008/03/10
• Made the following updates from CBET 1295
  • Updated the entry for 2008az (type IIn)
• Erratta - The web page for 2008ax has the name of the host galaxy incorrect (it was right on the main page) error persisted for 2 days.

2008/03/09
• Made the following updates from CBET 1293
  • Created an entry for 2008az (Mag 16.0 in UGC 10721)

2008/03/07
• Made the following updates from CBET 1292
  • Created an entry for 2008ay (Mag 18.8 in UGC 8050)

2008/03/06
• Made the following updates from CBET 1290
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (progenitor)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1288
  • Updated the entry for 2008I (type II)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1287
  • Updated the entry for 2008at (type Ia)

2008/03/05
• Made the following updates from CBET 1286
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (independant discovery)

2008/03/04
• Made the following updates from CBET 1285
  • Updated the entry for 2008ax (type II, was possible supernova)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1284
  • Updated the entry for Nova M33 2008 (standard nova)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1283
  • Updated the entry for 2008aa (type II)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1282
  • Updated the entry for 2008aw (type II)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1281
  • Created an entry for Nova M81 2008 (Mag 19.9)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1280
  • Created an entry for Possible supernova (Mag 16.1 in NGC 4490)

2008/03/03
• Made the following updates from CBET 1279
  • Created an entry for 2008aw (Mag 15.9 in NGC 4939)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1278
  • Created a short entry for 2008au, 2008av (two dim supernovae)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1277
  • Created an entry for 2008at (Mag 16.5 in UGC 5645)

2008/03/01
• Made the following updates from CBET 1276
  • Created an entry for 2008as (Mag 16.3 older type Ia in ESO 567-G57)

2008/02/29
• Made the following updates from CBET 1275
  • Updated the entry for 2007gw (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008T (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008al (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008ao (type Ic)
  • Updated the entry for 2008ap (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008S (type blue variable?)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1274
  • Updated the entry for 2008ao (type Ic)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1273
  • Created an entry for 2008ar (Mag 16.9 in IC 3284)

2008/02/28
• Made the following updates from CBET 1272
  • Created an entry for Nova M33 2008 (Mag 16.7 in M33)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1271
  • Created an entry for 2008aq (Mag 16.3 type IIb in MCG -02-33-20)
  • Updated the entry for 2008an (type Ic)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1270
  • Created an entry for 2008ap (Mag 18.7 in UGC 3754)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1269
  • Created an entry for 2008ao (Mag 17.4 in CGCG 524-054 near NGC 1207)

2008/02/26
• Made the following updates from CBET 1268
  • Created an entry for 2008an (Mag 17.3 in UGC 10936)

2008/02/21
• Made the following updates from CBET 1267
  • Updated the entry for 2008ak (type II)

2008/02/18
• Made the following updates from CBET 1264
  • Updated the entry for 2008ai (type Ia)
  • Updated the entry for 2008aj (type IIn)

2008/02/15
• Made the following updates from CBET 1261 and ATEL 1388
  • Created an entry for 2008al (Mag 17.3 in anonymous near NGC 1084)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1260
  • Created an entry for 2008ak (Mag 17.0 in UGC 2519)

2008/02/14
• Made the following updates from CBET 1259
  • Created an entry for 2008aj (Mag 16.9 in MCG +06-30-34)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1258
  • Updated the entry for 2008ah (type Ia)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1257
  • Updated the entry for 2008W (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008V (type IIb)
  • Updated the entry for 2008ag (type II)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1256
  • Created an entry for 2008ai (Mag 17.7 in MCG +06-24-39)

2008/02/13
• Made the following updates from CBET 1255
  • Created an entry for 2008ah (Mag 18.4 in PGC 32586)

2008/02/11
• Made the following updates from CBET 1253
  • Updated the entry for 2008af (type Ia)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1252
  • Created an entry for 2008ag (Mag 16.9 in IC 4729)

2008/02/10
• Made the following updates from CBET 1250
  • Updated the entry for 2008ae (type Ia)

2008/02/09
• Made the following updates from CBET 1248
  • Created an entry for 2008af (Mag 17.1 in UGC 9640)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1247
  • Created an entry for 2008ae (Mag 17.8 in IC 577)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1246
  • Updated the entry for 2008Y (type Ia)
  • Updated the entry for 2008Z (type Ia)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1245
  • Created an entry for 2008ab (Mag 18.2 in anonymous)
  • Created an entry for 2008ac (Mag 17.6 in anonymous)
  • Created an entry for 2008ad (Mag 18.0 in anonymous)

2008/02/08
• Made the following updates from CBET 1244
  • Created an entry for 2008aa (Mag 18.9 in UGC 7799)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1242
  • Updated the entry for 2008U (From a blue variable to a type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008X (type IIP)
• Discovered from an e-mail conversation with Tim Puckett that the declination of 2008Z should be 36°, it was reported as 37°.
• Made the following updates from CBET 1243 (CBET 1241 corrected)
  • Created an entry for 2008Z (Mag 17.2 in anonymous?)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1240
  • Created an entry for 2008Y (Mag 17.3 in MCG +9-19-39)

2008/02/07
• Made the following updates from ATEL 1380
  • Created an entry for Nova M31 2008-02a (Mag 18.2)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1239
  • Created an entry for 2008X (Mag 17.6 in NGC 4141)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1238
  • Created an entry for 2008U (Mag 18.4 in UGC 8917)
  • Created an entry for 2008V (Mag 16.8 in NGC 1591)
  • Created an entry for 2008W (Mag 17.5 in MCG -03-22-7)

2008/02/06
• Made the following updates from CBET 1237
  • Created an entry for 2008T (Mag 18.6 in UGC 3304)

2008/02/05
• Made the following updates from CBET 1236
  • Updated the entry for 2008S (observations)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1235
  • Updated the entry for 2008S (type IIn)

2008/02/02
• Made the following updates from CBET 1234
  • Created an entry for 2008S (Mag 17.1 in NGC 6946)

2008/01/29
• Made the following updates from CBET 1232
  • Updated the entry for 2008Q (type Ia one week before max)
  • Updated the entry for 2008R (type Ia at max)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1230
  • Created an entry for 2008R (Mag 14.6 in NGC 1200)

2008/01/28
• Erratta - Had the discoverer of 2008Q wrong. Error persisted for 12 hours.
• Made the following updates from CBET 1228
  • Created an entry for 2008Q (Mag 16.5 in NGC 524)

2008/01/27
• Made the following updates from CBET 1227
  • Updated the entry for 2008M (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008O (type Ia)

2008/01/26
• Made the following updates from CBET 1226
  • Updated the entry for 2008N (type II)
• Archived several older SN.

2008/01/25
• Made the following updates from CBET 1224
  • Updated the entry for 2008P (type II)

2008/01/24
• Made the following updates from CBET 1223
  • Created an entry for 2008P (Mag 16.1 in NGC 2550A)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1222 (CBET 1221 corrected)
  • Updated the entry for 2008D (was type Ic, now type Ib)

2008/01/23
• Made the following updates from ATEL 1365
  • Created an entry for Nova M31 2008-01b (Mag 17.4)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1220
  • Created an entry for 2008O (Mag 16.9 in ESO 256-G11)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1219
  • Updated the entry for 2008L (type Ia on the rise)

2008/01/21
• Made the following updates from CBET 1218
  • Updated the entry for 2008K (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008H (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008J (type IIn)

2008/01/18
• Made the following updates from CBET 1215
  • Created an entry for 2008N (Mag 18.0 in NGC 4273)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1214
  • Created an entry for 2008M (Mag 15.5 in ESO 121-026)

2008/01/17
• Made the following updates from CBET 1212
  • Created an entry for 2008L (Mag 17.8 in NGC 1259)

2008/01/16
• Made the following updates from CBET 1211
  • Created an entry for 2008J (Mag 15.4 in MCG -02-7-33)
  • Created an entry for 2008K (Mag 17.7 in ESO 504-G5)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1210
  • Created an entry for 2008H (Mag 17.4 in ESO 499-G5)
  • Created an entry for 2008I (Mag 19.1 in NGC 3978)

2008/01/14
• Made the following updates from CBET 1209
  • Updated the entry for 2008F (type II)
  • Updated the entry for 2008G (type II)

2008/01/13
• Made the following updates from CBET 1207
  • Created an entry for 2008G (Mag 18.1 in UGC 2851)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1206
  • Created an entry for 2008F (Mag 18.0 type Ia in anonymous)

2008/01/11
• Made the following updates from CBET 1202
  • Updated the entry for 2008D (type Ic)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1202
  • Created an entry for 2008D (Mag 17.5 in NGC 2770)

2008/01/10
• Added a spectrum of 2008B (type IIn at around max)
• Added images of 2007uy and 2007sr from SWIFT.

2008/01/07
• Made the following updates from CBET 1199
  • Updated the entry for 2007uz (type Ia 2 weeks old)

2008/01/06
• Made the following updates from CBET 1198
  • Updated the entry for 2008A (type Ia before max)

2008/01/05
• Made the following updates from CBET 1197
  • Updated the entry for 2008C (type Ia at max)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1196
  • Updated the entry for 2007ux (type Ia at max, but only Mag 17.1)

2008/01/04
• Added a discovery image of 2008B from Koichi Itagaki locally.
  • Generated an icon from this image
• Made the following updates from CBET 1195
  • Created an entry for 2008C (Mag 14.9 in UGC 3611)

2008/01/03
• Made the following updates from CBET 1194
  • Created an entry for 2008B (Mag 16.4 in NGC 5829)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1193
  • Created an entry for 2008A (Mag 16.7 in NGC 634)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1192
  • Created an entry for 2007uz (Mag 18.0 in PGC 34755)
• Made the following updates from CBET 1191
  • Updated the entry for 2007uy (type Ib)

2008/01/02
• Made the following updates from IAUC 8908
  • Created an entry for 2007uy (Mag 16.8 in NGC 2770)

2008/01/01
• Generated all of the 2008 files, links and directories

Errata: