Supernova 2001X in NGC 5921

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2001X in NGC 5921 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page.  Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages.

This is a type II found early by the BAO and confirmed by Mike Schwartz. It is in a Mag 11.5 nearby galaxy. We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal. Icon created from Nick Suntzeff's image.

Web pages dedicated to this SN.
• SNWeb has a 2001X page
• Nick Suntzeff's SN2001X page
• Jozsef Vinko's 2001X page
• Novara’s Astronomers Association's 2001X page

The following is a list of images of this SN, in chronological order. Click on the name in the "observer" column to see the image. Times and dates are in UT unless otherwise noted. If you know of any others, please tell me!

Observer	Date	Mag	Filter	Comments
Mike Schwartz image	2001/03/02.386		C	Confirmation
LOTOSS image	2001/03/02	15.8	C
Nick Suntzeff image	2001/03/03		C
Nick Suntzeff image	2001/03/03		C	color
Beaver Meadow Obs. image	2001/03/04.284	15.26	R
Marko Moilanen image	2001/03/06	15.2	V
Nick Suntzeff image	2001/03/06		IR	raw image
Odd Trondal image	2001/03/07.094	14.8	C
Zorko ViХar and Peter Mihor image	2001/03/13.944	13.95	C
Raoul Behrend image	2001/03/15.991	15.07	V	GIF version, mirror
Stathis Kalyvas	2001/03/15		C
Arne Danielsen image	2001/03/18.051	14.6	CR
Pepe Manteca image	2001/03/19.035	14.4	C	local mirror
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/03/19.037	14.34	R
Arne Danielsen image	2001/03/21.108	14.6	CR
Don Dillinger image	2001/03/21		C
JM Llapasset image	2001/03/22.192	14.7	CR
Rezman Observatory image	2001/03/23.038		C
CROSS image	2001/03/23.1		C	color
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/03/24.019	14.37	R
Beaver Meadow image	2001/03/24.235	15.55	V
James R. Foster image	2001/03/24		C	Scanned Film image, color
Pepe Manteca image	2001/03/25.037	14.36	R
Jeff Edmonds image	2001/03/25.347		C
JM Llapasset image	2001/03/26.151	15.09	CR
R. Poncy image	2001/03/30.922	14.8	CR
Cedric Leyrat image	2001/03/30.945	15.24	CR	false color
Pepe Manteca image	2001/03/31.047	14.44	R
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/04/01.014	14.45	R
Jean marie Lopez image	2001/04/01.136	15.05	C
R. Roy image	2001/04/02.887		C
JM Llapasset image	2001/04/05.163	15.58	V
JM Llapasset image	2001/04/05.180	15.25	Rc
Pepe Manteca image	2001/04/11.075	14.8	CR
Novara’s Astronomers Association	2001/04/12		C
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/04/16.020	14.86	CR
Horvath, Tuboly image	2001/04/17		C
Kopernik image	2001/04/20.156	15.5	C
R. Poncy image	2001/04/20.920	14.9	CR
D Lefoulon image	2001/04/20.970	15.1	CR
C Cavadore image	2001/04/21.021	14.4	CR
JM Llapasset image	2001/04/21.074	16.14	CR
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/04/22.013	15:	CR
John N. Gretchen III image	2001/04/25.25	15.32	C	color version
R. Roy image	2001/04/25.876		C
Diego Rodriguez image	2001/04/25.905	15.2	C
Pierre Antonini image	2001/04/27.200		C
Kereszty Zsolt image	2001/04/27.976	15.4	C
JM Llapasset image	2001/04/28.101	15.2	Rc
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/04/28.985	15.08	CR
Arne Danielsen image	2001/04/29.899	14.9	CR
D Lefoulon image	2001/05/01.900	16.60	CR
Arne Danielsen image	2001/05/01.936	14.9	CR
D Lefoulon image	2001/05/02.007	15.10	CR
Arne Danielsen image	2001/05/02.953	14.9	CR
JM Llapasset image	2001/05/03.081	15.16	CR
Arne Danielsen image	2001/05/05.924	14.9	CR
Rezman Obs. image	2001/05/10.906		C
Arne Danielsen image	2001/05/11.948	14.8	CR
Raoul Behrend image	2001/05/11.96		C
Gianluca Masi image	2001/05/12.909	15.1	R
R. Poncy image	2001/05/12.878	15	CR
Claudine Rinner image	2001/05/12.961	15.2	CR
R. Poncy image	2001/05/18.917	15.1	CR
Arnaud Leroy image	2001/05/19.113		C
Laurent Bernasconi image	2001/05/20.966	14.72	CR
Laurent Bernasconi image	2001/05/20.966	14.72	CR
Joel Nicolas image	2001/05/23.007		C
Diego Rodriguez image	2001/05/23.950	15.1	C
JM Llapasset image	2001/05/24.911	15.1	CR
R Roy image	2001/05/25.876	15.2	CR
JM Llapasset image	2001/05/26.875	15.2	CR
Rafael Ferrando image	2001/05/26.936	15.1	CR
JB De Vanssay image	2001/05/28.998	15.2	CR
JB De Vanssay image	2001/06/05.017	15.4	CR
Jack Schmidling image	2001/06/10		C
Diego Rodriguez image	2001/06/10.923	15.40	C
JB De Vanssay image	2001/06/14.010	15.7	CR
J. Nicolas image	2001/06/14.916		C
Stathis Kalyvas image	2001/06/15		C
Rodrigo Losada image	2001/06/17.01	15.6	C
Novara’s Astronomers Association image	2001/06/18		C
JB De Vanssay image	2001/06/20.990	15.7	CR
JM Llapasset image	2001/06/21.904	16.6:	CR
L Brunetto and C.Gragnolati image	2001/06/24.065	15.6	CR
Enrico Prosperi image	2001/06/24.869	16.1	C
JB De Vanssay image	2001/07/02.934	16.1	CR
Alan Chen image	2001/07/10.143		C
JM Llapasset image	2001/07/20.894	17.0	CR
P. Martinez and M. Senegas image	2001/07/21.211		C
Claudine Rinner image	2001/07/22.882	17.0	CR
J. Serant image	2001/08/15.860	17.2 17.2	CR R
HЕkon Dahle image	2001/08/20		VI	Color, wow!

Light curves and Spectra:
• AUDE light curve
• Nick Suntzeff light curve Showing a type II in plateau.
• VSNET Light curve (requires JAVA).

Other VSNet data on this SN:
• [vsnet-alert 5758] SN 2001X discovery (IAUC 7591)
• [vsnet-alert 5763] SN 2001X in NGC 5921
• [vsnet-id-sn 44] Host galaxy of SN 2001X