IAU List of Supernovae since 1885
2002 has turned out to be an interesting year.  First
2002ap, a rare Hypernova
in a Messier galaxy!  It didn't get as bright as expected (only
Mag 12.3, and not 10.0 as originally predicted), but it put on
a good show until going into solar conjunction. 
Next we had a supprise with 2002ao which
dropped from a nice bright mag 13 to mag 16 in 3 days. 
A very dramatic drop for a supernova. 
For the year 2002,
334 supernovae were reported
(307 last year) a new record.  
64 in NGC and IC galaxies (63 last year),
122 got brighter than 18th Mag (94 last year). 
9 extragalactic novae were also reported.  
The brightest supernova reported for the year was
2002ap at mag 12.3
followed by
2002ao at mag 13.1,
and 2002fk at mag 13.2.
Possible supernova,
IAUC 8992
2002/10/16.3,
NGC 972,
Mag 14.7
2002lu, 2002lv,
IAUC 8311
discovered 2002/09/23.7 by
HST
the brighest of which was mag 22.0.
(References: IAUC 8312)
2002lt,
IAUC 8197
discovered 2003/01/09.7 by
INAF
at Mag 24.5 (= GRB 021211)
(References: GCN 1734).
(KAIT images)
(RAPTOR image)
(HST image)
2002li - 2002ls,
IAUC 8181
discovered 2002/06/04-07 by
Omega and Lambda from Supernovae,
and the Physics of Supernova Explosions
the brighest of which was mag 18.3.
2002lh,
IAUC 8169
discovered 2002/04 by Nordic Optical Telescope
near Abel 1961
type Ia currently at Mag < 27.
2002lg,
IAUC 8150
discovered 2002/07/04.2 by HST in
Chandra deep field south
currently at Mag < 26.5.
2002le, 2002lf,
IAUC 8149
discovered 2002/05/07 and 2002/05/13 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
currently at Mag < 19.4.
2002kz - 2002ld,
IAUC 8121
discovered 2002/11/03.3 by
Subaru high-redshift supernova
search group
the brightest of which was Mag 24.3
2002km - 2002ky,
IAUC 8119
discovered 2002/11/03.3 by
Subaru high-redshift supernova
search group
the brightest of which was Mag 23.4
(References: IAUC 8120,
8259)
2002kl,
IAUC 8083
discovered 2002/11/21.76 by
HST
at Mag < 28
2002kk,
IAUC 8066
discovered 2002/08/15.4 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type Ia at Mag < 20.5 (8/26:19.0).
(References: vsnet-campaign-sn 554)
2002kj,
IAUC 8053
discovered 2002/12/01.35 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
at mag 18.9
(References: vsnet-campaign-sn 541)
2002kh - 2002ki,
IAUC 8052
discovered 2002/11/22 by
HST GOODS team
the brightest of which is mag 24.2.
(HST images)
2002kb - 2002ke,
IAUC 8038
discovered 2002/07/31, 2002/12/21 by
HST GOODS team
the brightest of which is mag 21.7.
2002jq - 2002jx,
IAUC 8034
discovered 2002/11/06-2002/12/06 by
ESSENCE project
the brightest of which is mag 21.6.
(Discovery images)
(CSP/LCO 2002jv image)
(CSP/LCO 2002jx image)
2002jl,
IAUC 8027
discovered 2002/11/19 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
at mag 19.3.
(CSP/LOC image)
2002jh,
IAUC 8023
discovered 2002/11/12.48 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
at mag 18.6.
(CSP/LCO image)
(References: IAUC 8027; vsnet-campaign-sn 515)
2002iu - 2002jd,
IAUC 8021
discovered 2002/10/30-2002/11/11 by
ESSENCE project
the brightest of which is mag 18.9.
(Discovery images)
2002id - 2002it,
IAUC 8020
discovered 2002/10/10, 2002/11/12 by
SDSS
the brightest of which is mag 19.1.
(CSP/LCO 2002ik image)
(CSP/LCO 2002ig image)
2002ib,
IAUC 8019
discovered 2002/10/31.19 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
at mag 18.3.
(Discovery image)
(References: IAUC 8027; 515)
2002ia,
IAUC 8017
discovered 2002/10/30.53 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
at mag 18.5.
(Discovery image)
(CSP/LCO image)
(References: IAUC 8027; vsnet-campaign-sn 507, 515)
2002hp - 2002ht,
IAUC 8012
discovered 2002/11/01-2002/11/02 by
HST GOODS team
the brightest of which was mag 23.5.
(HST images)
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2002hh,
IAUC 8005
discovered 2002/10/31.1 by
LOTOSS
Found in NGC 6946
at R.A. = 20h34m44s.29, Decl. = +60°07'19".0
Located 60".9 west and 114".1 south of the nucleus of
NGC 6946
(Discovery image)
Mag 17.0* (11/22:15.0), Type II
(References: IAUC 8007,
8018,
8024,
8041,
8400,
8572,
CBET 1381; SN
1917A,
1939C,
1948B,
1968D,
1969P,
1980K,
2004et,
2008S)
SN 2002hh images sub-page
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2002hb,
IAUC 7999
discovered 2002/09/11.35 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type Ia at mag 19.3
(Discovery image)
(References: IAUC 8002; vsnet-campaign-sn 488)
2002gx,
IAUC 7995
discovered 2002/10/13.40 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type Ia at mag 19.2
(Discovery image)
(References: IAUC 8013; vsnet-campaign-sn 500)
2002gn - 2002gv,
IAUC 7994
discovered 2002/10/10.4 by
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
the brightest of which was mag 19.8.
(Mario Hamuy 2002go image)
(Mario Hamuy 2002gp image)
(References: IAUC 7996)
2002gi - 2002gm,
IAUC 7993
discovered 2002/05/07-2002/05/08 by
Supernova Cosmology Project
the brightest of which was mag 21.3.
2002gf - 2002gh,
IAUC 7990
discovered 2002/09/27-2002/10/05 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
the brightest of which was mag 19.2
(2002gf Discovery image)
(2002gg Discovery image)
(2002gh Discovery image)
(Mario Hamuy 2002gh image)
(References: IAUC 8016)
2002gb,
IAUC 7983
discovered 2002/08/28.26 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type Ia at mag 19.5.
(Discovery image)
(References: IAUC 7985,
7988; vsnet-campaign-sn 483)
2002fv - 2002ga,
IAUC 7981
discovered 2002/09/19-2002/09/22 by
HST GOODS team
the brightest of which was mag 24.6.
(HST images)
2002ft - 2002fu,
IAUC 7979
discovered 2002/09/03-2002/09/10 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
the brightest of which was mag 18.9.
(2002ft Discovery image)
(2002fu Discovery image)
(References: vsnet-campaign-sn 481)
2002fl - 2002fr,
IAUC 7977
discovered 2002/03/16-2002/04/17 by
Supernova Cosmology Project
the brightest of which was mag 21.9.
2002fc - 2002fh,
IAUC 7971
discovered 2002/04/09.4-2002/05/09.3 by
Supernova Cosmology Project
the brightest of which was mag 22.4.
2002fa,
IAUC 7967
discovered 2002/08/24.34 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type II at mag 19.3.
(Discovery image)
(Mario Hamuy image)
(References: IAUC 7968; vsnet-campaign-sn 472)
2002ex,
IAUC 7964
discovered 2002/08/24.6 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type Ic at mag 18.7.
2002ev,
IAUC 7964
discovered 2002/08/24.6 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type II at mag 20.5.
2002eq,
IAUC 7959
discovered 2002/08/08.36 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
type Ia at mag 19.4.
(References: IAUC 7968; vsnet-campaign-sn 466)
2002du,
IAUC 7929
discovered 2002/04/09.02 by
G. Altavilla, et. el.
at mag 22.2.
2002dd,
IAUC 7912
discovered 2002/05/11.39 by
HST, type Ia
in Hubble deep field north
at mag 24.0.
(References: IAUC 7913)
2002dc,
IAUC 7908
discovered 2002/05/11.39 by
HST
in Hubble deep field north
at mag 22.7.
2002cl - 2002co,
IAUC 7885
discovered 2002/04/7-8 by
G. Altavilla, et. el.
the brightest of which is Mag 21.6.
(Mike Schwartz 2002cl image)
2002ax - 2002be,
IAUC 7833
discovered 2002/02/14-16 by
Deep Lense survey
the brightest of which is Mag 21.2.
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2002ap,
IAUC 7810
discovered 2002/01/29.4 by
Yoji Hirose
Found in M74
at R.A. = 01h36m23s.87, Decl. = +15°45'13".0
(AAVSO finder chart)
(Reinder Bouma finder chart)
Located 258" west and 108" south of the center of
NGC 628
(= M74)
(CfA image)
Mag 19.5* (2/12:12.3), Type Ib/c-pec
(Hypernova)
(References: IAUC 7811,
7816,
7817,
7820,
7821,
7822,
7825,
7826,
7834,
7835,
7836,
7838,
7860,
7930,
7940;
SN 2003gd)
SN 2002ap images sub-page
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2002aj - 2002am,
IAUC 7804
discovered 2002/01/11-16 by
Deep Lens Survey team
the brightest of which is mag 19.1.
2002Y - 2002ai,
IAUC 7802
discovered 2002/01/09 by
High Z Supernova search team
the brightest of which is mag 22.5.
2002K - 2002X,
IAUC 7801
discovered 2002/01/09 by
High Z Supernova search team
the brightest of which is mag 22.8.
2002B,
IAUC 7791
discovered 2002/01/07.20 by
SuperMacho microlensing survey team
in an anonymous galaxy behind
LMC
at mag 20.5, type Ia
(References: IAUC 7803)
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