Supernova discovery statistics for 1998

These are supernova stastics for the year 1998. If there are other statistics you are interested in, please let me know.
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For the year 1998, 165 supernovae and 0 extragalactic novae were reported.
159 of these supernovae were named by CBAT,
0 were given possible supernova designations,
and 6 were not reported to CBAT.
42 supernovae were found in NGC/IC galaxies, 68 were found in named galaxies
24 objects were discovered by amateurs
3 were brighter than 13th Magnitude
21 were brighter than 16th Magnitude
59 were brighter than 18th Magnitude
77 Type I supernovae were found
  70 Type Ia
  4 Type Ib
  3 Type Ic
  3 Type I-pec
31 Type II supernovae were found
  3 Type IIn
  2 Type IIP
  1 Type IIb
  0 Type IIL
  1 Type II-pec
0 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


  24 objects were discovered by LOSS (prof)
  22 objects were discovered by Mount Stromlo (prof)
  21 objects were discovered by High Z Supernova Search (prof)
  20 objects were discovered by Supernova Cosmology Project (prof)
  13 objects were discovered by Roberto Antezana (prof)
  12 objects were discovered by EROS (prof)
   8 objects were discovered by BAO Supernova Survey (prof)
   5 objects were discovered by Jean Mueller (prof)
   5 objects were discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky (prof)
   4 objects were discovered by Mike Schwartz
   4 objects were discovered by Perth Astronomical Research Group (prof)
   4 objects were discovered by Wise Observatory Optical Transients Search (prof)
   3 objects were discovered by Mark Armstrong
   2 objects were discovered by Ron Arbour
   2 objects were discovered by Tim Puckett et al.
   1 objects were discovered by Abastumani Observatory
   1 objects were discovered by Alexander Wassilieff
   1 objects were discovered by Brett White
   1 objects were discovered by CfA Supernova group (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by ESO (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Eric Emsellem
   1 objects were discovered by Gal-Yam, Maoz
   1 objects were discovered by Kniazev et al.
   1 objects were discovered by L. E. Gonzalez (prof)
   1 objects were discovered by Mirko Villi
   1 objects were discovered by Tom Boles
   1 objects were discovered by U.K. Infrared Telescope
   1 objects were discovered by Wayne Johnson (aka Mr. Galaxy)
   0 objects were discovered by 
   0 objects were discovered by 
   0 objects were discovered by 

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