Supernova discovery statistics

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For the years covered, 42 supernovae and 577 extragalactic novae were reported.
0 of these supernovae were named by CBAT,
0 were given possible supernova designations,
and 42 were not reported to CBAT.
39 supernovae were found in NGC/IC galaxies, 40 were found in named galaxies
587 objects were discovered by amateurs
0 were brighter than 13th Magnitude
3 were brighter than 16th Magnitude
14 were brighter than 18th Magnitude
0 Type I supernovae were found
  0 Type Ia
  0 Type Ib
  0 Type Ic
  0 Type I-pec
0 Type II supernovae were found
  0 Type IIn
  0 Type IIP
  0 Type IIb
  0 Type IIL
  0 Type II-pec
15 LBV (supernova impostors) were found
20 were untyped
Of the 577 novae that were reported  552 were reported to CBAT and 25 were not
  315 were given official names by CBAT
  357 were found in M31
  138 were found in M81
  26 were found in M33
  174 were untyped


 261 objects were discovered by Kamil Hornoch et al.
  48 objects were discovered by Koichi Nishiyama
  43 objects were discovered by Koichi Nishiyama and Fujio Kabashima
  34 objects were discovered by LOSS (prof)
  22 objects were discovered by PTF (prof)
  19 objects were discovered by Koichi Itagaki
  15 objects were discovered by Wolfgang Pietsch
  13 objects were discovered by SPitzer InfraRed Intensive Transients Survey (prof)
  11 objects were discovered by Evgeni Ovcharov et al.
  10 objects were discovered by Coma and Virgo Exploration for Transients (prof)
  10 objects were discovered by ROTSE (prof)
   9 objects were discovered by LOTOSS (prof)
   9 objects were discovered by Observatory G. Colombo
   9 objects were discovered by Xing Gao et al. (prof)
   8 objects were discovered by CRTS (prof)
   8 objects were discovered by Vadim Burwitz
   7 objects were discovered by University of Texas (prof)
   6 objects were discovered by Angstrom Project (prof)
   6 objects were discovered by SWIFT (prof)
   6 objects were discovered by Stanislav Korotkiy et al.
   6 objects were discovered by W. Liller
   5 objects were discovered by M. M. Kasliwal
   5 objects were discovered by Nearby Galaxy Supernova Search (prof)
   5 objects were discovered by WeCAPP (prof)
   5 objects were discovered by Wolfgang Pietsch et al.
   4 objects were discovered by Astronomical Observatory G. Colombo
   4 objects were discovered by MASTER (prof)
   4 objects were discovered by Martin Henze et el.
   4 objects were discovered by Super-LOTIS (prof)
   3 objects were discovered by Federico Manzini
   3 objects were discovered by K. Nishiyama
   2 objects were discovered by CHASE (prof)
   2 objects were discovered by E. Conseil
   2 objects were discovered by EROS (prof)
   2 objects were discovered by Gloria Sala et al.
   2 objects were discovered by J. D. Neill
   2 objects were discovered by Liverpool Telescope
   2 objects were discovered by Lubomir Tzenev et al.
   2 objects were discovered by MACHO
   2 objects were discovered by Odd Trondal
   2 objects were discovered by Peter Marples
   2 objects were discovered by Robert Quimby
   2 objects were discovered by University of Sofia (prof)
   2 objects were discovered by Vadim Burwitz et al.
   2 objects were discovered by XMM-Newton (prof)
   2 objects were discovered by unknown
   1 objects were discovered by Abastumani Observatory
   1 objects were discovered by Alexander Stefanescu et al.
   1 objects were discovered by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
   1 objects were discovered by Berto Monard
   1 objects were discovered by Carl Hergenrother
   1 objects were discovered by Carnegie Observatories (Discovery of outburst)
   1 objects were discovered by D Hatzidimitriou et al.
   1 objects were discovered by Edwin Hubble (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by F. Hofmann et al.
   1 objects were discovered by Fujio Kabashima
   1 objects were discovered by Italian Supernovae Search Project
   1 objects were discovered by John Seach
   1 objects were discovered by K. Itagaki
   1 objects were discovered by Laurent Drissen and Veronique Petit
   1 objects were discovered by M Kasliwal et. el.
   1 objects were discovered by M. Henze et el.
   1 objects were discovered by M. Henze, W. Pietsch, V. Burwitz
   1 objects were discovered by M. Koishikawa
   1 objects were discovered by Marco Fiaschi
   1 objects were discovered by Marco Migliardi
   1 objects were discovered by Martin Henze et al.
   1 objects were discovered by Martin Mobberley
   1 objects were discovered by NAO Rozhen
   1 objects were discovered by OGLE-IV wide field survey (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Observatorio de La Sagra
   1 objects were discovered by PS1 (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Pavel Cagas
   1 objects were discovered by Rafael Ferrando
   1 objects were discovered by Remanzacco Observatory
   1 objects were discovered by Seiichiro Kiyota
   1 objects were discovered by Skinakas Observatory
   1 objects were discovered by T. A. Rector
   1 objects were discovered by T. Yusa
   1 objects were discovered by Thomas Nelson
   1 objects were discovered by Tom Boles
   1 objects were discovered by V. Burwitz et. el.
   1 objects were discovered by Wolfgang Pietsch and Vadim Burwitz

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