Supernova discovery statistics for 1997

These are supernova stastics for the year 1997. If there are other statistics you are interested in, please let me know.
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For the year 1997, 163 supernovae and 0 extragalactic novae were reported.
163 of these supernovae were named by CBAT,
0 were given possible supernova designations,
and 0 were not reported to CBAT.
29 supernovae were found in NGC/IC galaxies, 40 were found in named galaxies
23 objects were discovered by amateurs
0 were brighter than 13th Magnitude
13 were brighter than 16th Magnitude
39 were brighter than 18th Magnitude
80 Type I supernovae were found
  71 Type Ia
  3 Type Ib
  5 Type Ic
  1 Type I-pec
30 Type II supernovae were found
  4 Type IIn
  2 Type IIP
  0 Type IIb
  0 Type IIL
  0 Type II-pec
1 LBV (supernova impostors) were found
52 were untyped
Of the 0 novae that were reported  0 were reported to CBAT and 0 were not
  0 were given official names by CBAT
  0 were found in M31
  0 were found in M81
  0 were found in M33
  0 were untyped


  48 objects were discovered by Supernova Cosmology Project (prof)
  40 objects were discovered by High Z Supernova Search (prof)
  16 objects were discovered by Mount Stromlo (prof)
  15 objects were discovered by BAO Supernova Survey (prof)
  10 objects were discovered by EROS (prof)
   5 objects were discovered by Masakatsu Aoki
   4 objects were discovered by Jean Mueller (prof)
   3 objects were discovered by Mike Schwartz
   2 objects were discovered by Gilliland, Phillips
   2 objects were discovered by Roberto Antezana (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Alessandro Gabrijelcic
   1 objects were discovered by Alexander Wassilieff
   1 objects were discovered by CfA Supernova group (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Denis Christen
   1 objects were discovered by Duilia de Mello
   1 objects were discovered by Hagen, Reimers
   1 objects were discovered by Hardin
   1 objects were discovered by J. Maza
   1 objects were discovered by LOSS (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by McDonald Observatory Supernova Search Team
   1 objects were discovered by Perth Astronomical Research Group (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Reiki Kushida
   1 objects were discovered by Robert Evans
   1 objects were discovered by Stephen Laurie
   1 objects were discovered by Tom Boles
   1 objects were discovered by University of Texas Observatory Supernova Search Team (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Yasuo Sano

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