Bright Supernovae - 1999
This data comes from IAU Circulars and occasionally more data will be provided on IAU's Astronomical Headlines page. An archive of the 1999 updates and 2000 updates to this page are available.
In the year 1999, 206 Supernovae were reported (163 last year), a new record. 48 were found in NGC and IC galaxies (34 last year), and 67 got brighter than 18th Mag (54 last year). The brightest was 1999em at mag 13.1 followed very closely by 1999by at mag 13.2, and then 1999cl at mag 13.6, not even coming close to the bright SN of last year. We had two SN in Messier galaxies, 1999gn in M61 and 1999cl in M88. Reported Supernovae 1999bs, 1999db, 1999dc, 1999cu and 1999cv turned out to be galactic objects, and not SN, leaving us with 199. For a time both 1999ex and 1999ee were visible simultaneously in IC 5179. 11 Extra-galactic Novae were also reported.
This is a list of the SN bright supernovae discovered in 1999. Please look at the main page for the latest supernovae. For more information, you can look at the following Supernova Catalogs:
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1999gw,
IAUC 7784
discovered Dec. 16.15, 1999 by
TNG
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1999gv,
IAUC 7405
discovered March 11, 1999 by
HST,
Tel-Aviv University
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1999gs,
IAUC 7345
discovered Dec. 28.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999gr,
IAUC 7342
discovered Dec. 13, 1999 by
Mark Armstrong
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1999gq,
IAUC 7337
discovered Dec. 23.6, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search;
Mark Armstrong
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1999gp,
IAUC 7337
discovered Dec. 23.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999go,
IAUC 7337
discovered Dec. 23.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999gn,
IAUC 7335
discovered Dec. 17.219, 1999 by
Alessandro Dimai
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1999gm,
IAUC 7334
discovered Dec. 15.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999gl,
IAUC 7333
discovered Dec. 14.73, 1999 by
Tom Boles
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1999gk,
IAUC 7332
discovered Dec. 15.53, 1999 by
P. Berlind,
CfA
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1999gj,
IAUC 7330
discovered Nov. 17, 1999 by
Mark Armstrong
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1999gi,
IAUC 7329
discovered Dec. 9.82, 1999 by
Reiki Kushida
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1999gh,
IAUC 7328
discovered Dec. 3.806, 1999 by
Kesao Takamizawa
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1999gg,
IAUC 7326
discovered Nov. 6.965, 1999 by
Tom Boles
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1999gf,
IAUC 7321,
discovered Nov. 24.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999ge,
IAUC 7321,
discovered Nov. 27.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999gd,
IAUC 7319,
discovered Nov. 24.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999gc,
IAUC 7317
discovered Nov. 10.25, 1999 by
R. Antezana
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1999gb,
IAUC 7316
discovered Nov. 22.42, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999ga,
IAUC 7316
discovered Nov. 19.76, 1999 by
Perth Astronomical Research Group
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1999fz,
IAUC 7314
discovered Nov. 18.40, 1999 by
Tim Puckett, Alex Langoussis, and D. George
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1999ff - 1999fy,
IAUC 7312
discovered Nov 2-3, 1999 by
High-Z Supernova search
the brightest of which is Mag 21.1
1999ez - 1999fe,
IAUC 7311
discovered Oct 4, 1999 by
Supernova Cosmology Project
the brightest of which is Mag 23.4.
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1999ey,
IAUC 7310
discovered Nov. 10.17, 1999 by
Padova-Asiago Supernova Group
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1999ex,
IAUC 7310
discovered Nov. 9.51, 1999 by
Perth Astronomical Research Group
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1999ew,
IAUC 7309
discovered Nov 13.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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Nova SMC 1999 4,
IAUC 7308
discovered Aug. 3.667, 1999 by
MACHO
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1999ev,
IAUC 7306
discovered Nov 7.225, 1999 by
Tom Boles
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1999eu,
IAUC 7304
discovered Nov 5, 1999 by
Masakatsu Aoki
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1999et,
IAUC 7304
discovered Nov 4.3, 1999 by
E. Cappellaro, OaPd,
ESO
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1999es
IAUC 7301
discovered Nov. 2, 1999 by
J. Mueller and K. Rykoski,
Mag 18.5, Type Ia two weeks after max.
1999en - 1999er,
IAUC 7297
discovered Sept 28 - Oct 3, 1999 by
Nearby Galaxies Supernova Search
the brightest of which is Mag 19.
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1999em,
IAUC 7294
discovered Oct 29.44, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999el,
IAUC 7288
discovered Oct 21.4, 1999 by
BAO
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Nova IC 1613 1999,
IAUC 7287,
discovered Oct. 12.3, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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Nova SMC 1999 3,
IAUC 7286
discovered Sept 17.1, 1999 by
EROS
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1999ek,
IAUC 7286
discovered Oct 20.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999ej,
IAUC 7286
discovered Oct 18.3, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999ei,
IAUC 7283
discovered Oct 8.34, 1999 by
M. Wischnjewsky
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1999eh,
IAUC 7282
discovered Oct. 12.1375, 1999 by
Mark Armstrong
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1999eg,
IAUC 7275
discovered Oct. 4.078, 1999 by
Mark Armstrong
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1999ef,
IAUC 7275
discovered Oct. 9, 1999 by
Jean Mueller and K. Rykoski
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1999ee,
IAUC 7272
discovered Oct. 7.19, 1999 by
M. Wischnjewsky
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1999ed,
IAUC 7271
discovered Oct. 6.88, 1999 by
LOSS;
BAO
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Nova M31 1999 5,
IAUC 7272,
discovered Oct. 2.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999ec,
IAUC 7268
discovered Sept 20.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999eb (= GRB 991002),
IAUC 7268
discovered Sept 22.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999dr - 1999ea, IAUC 7258 discovered Sept 2-9, 1999 by European Supernova Cosmology Consortium the brightest of which is Mag 21.7.
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Nova M31 1999 4,
IAUC 7249
discovered Aug 30.3, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999dq,
IAUC 7247
discovered Sept 2.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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Nova M110 1999,
IAUC 7240
discovered Aug 15.3, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999dp,
IAUC 7247
discovered Aug 18.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999do,
IAUC 7242
discovered Aug 20.3, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999dn,
IAUC 7241
discovered Aug. 19.76, 1999 by
BAO Supernova Survey
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Nova SMC 1999 2,
IAUC 7239
discovered July 28.1, 1999 by
EROS
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1999dm,
IAUC 7237
discovered June 18.6, 1999 by
Seoul National University, Supernova Search Project
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1999dl,
IAUC 7237
discovered Aug 11.32, 1999
Tim Puckett and M. Marcus
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1999dk,
IAUC 7237
discovered Aug 12.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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Nova M31 1999 3,
IAUC 7236
discovered Aug 10.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999dj,
IAUC 7234
discovered Aug 8.4, 1999 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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1999di,
IAUC 7234
discovered Aug. 8.38, 1999 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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1999dh,
IAUC 7229
discovered July 23.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999dg,
IAUC 7229
discovered July 23.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999df,
IAUC 7228
discovered July 20.16, 1999 by
Tim Puckett and and I. Siegert
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1999db - 1999de, IAUC 7227 discovered July 8-11, 1999 by Wise Observatory the brightest of which is Mag 18.7. (Finder charts)
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Nova M31 1999 2,
IAUC 7218
discovered July 1.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999da,
IAUC 7215
discovered July 5.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999cz,
IAUC 7214
discovered June 12.5, 1999 by
Perth Astronomical Research Group
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1999cx & 1999cy, IAUC 7212 discovered May 19, 1999 by Marina Wischnjewsky the brightest of which is Mag 18.0
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1999cw,
IAUC 7211
discovered June 28.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999ct - 1999cv, IAUC 7210 discovered June 13, 1999 by Wise Observatory the brightest of which is Mag 20.8. (Finder charts)
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1999cs,
IAUC 7210
discovered April 14.28, 1999 by Roberto Antezana
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1999cr,
IAUC 7210
discovered March 12.20, 1999 by Roberto Antezana
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1999cq,
IAUC 7209
discovered June 25.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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Nova NGC 6822 1999,
IAUC 7208
discovered June 23.4, 1998 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999cp,
IAUC 7205
discovered June 18.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999co,
IAUC 7205
discovered June 18.43, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999cn,
IAUC 7202
discovered June 14.99, 1999 by
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo
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1999cm,
IAUC 7190
discovered June 5.5, 1999 by
Tim Puckett and I. Siegert
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1999cl,
IAUC 7185
discovered May 29, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999cj & 1999ck,
IAUC 7182
discovered by
Supernova Cosmology Project
the brightest of which is 1999cj at 19.2.
(References:
IAUC 7198,
7207)
1999cg - 1999ci,
IAUC 7181
discovered by
Wise Observatory
the brightest of which is 1999cg at 19.2.
(References:
IAUC 7199)
(Finder charts)
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1999cf,
IAUC 7178
discovered May 24.13, 1999 by
Mike Schwartz
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1999ce,
IAUC 7170
discovered May 10.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999cd,
IAUC 7169
discovered May 14.2, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999cc,
IAUC 7163
discovered May 8.2, 1999 by
Mike Schwartz
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1999cb,
IAUC 7163
discovered April 4.11, 1999 by
Odd Trondal
and Mike Schwartz
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1999ca,
IAUC 7158
discovered April 27.55, 1999 by
Perth Astronomical Research Group
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1999bz,
IAUC 7157
discovered May 1.4, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999bx,
IAUC 7154
discovered April 26.5, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999by,
IAUC 7156
discovered April 28.8, 1999 by
Ron Arbour,
LOSS,
Ernô Berkó
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1999bw,
IAUC 7149
April 15, 1999,
discovered April 15, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999bv,
IAUC 7148
discovered April 19, 1999 by
Mike Schwartz
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1999bu,
IAUC 7145
discovered March 13, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999bt,
IAUC 7142
discovered April 9, 1999 by Tom Boles
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1999bs,
IAUC 7141
discovered April 12, 1999 by
BAO Supernova Survey
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1999br,
IAUC 7141
discovered April 12, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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1999bi - 1999bq, IAUC 7136 discovered by Supernova Cosmology Project the brightest of which mag 18.8. (Finder charts)
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1999bh,
IAUC 7135
discovered March 29, 1999 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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