SN 1999eu

SN 1999eu
Event typeSupernova Edit this on Wikidata
SN
Date5 November 1999
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension02h 46m 20.79s
Declination-30° 19' 06.1"
EpochJ2000.0
Galactic coordinates227.0163 -64.6743
Distance45 Mly
RemnantIIP
HostNGC 1097
Peak apparent magnitude17.3
Other designationsSN 1999eu, AAVSO 0242-30

SN 1999eu was a type IIP supernova that happened in NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away, in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered 5 November 1999, possibly three months after its initial brightening, and is unusually under-luminous for a type II supernova.[1]

  1. ^ Pastorello, A.; Zampieri, L.; Turatto, M.; Cappellaro, E.; Meikle, W. P. S.; Benetti, S.; Branch, D.; Baron, E.; Patat, F.; Armstrong, M.; Altavilla, G.; Salvo, M.; Riello, M. (2004). "Low-luminosity Type II supernovae: spectroscopic and photometric evolution". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 347 (1): 74–94. arXiv:astro-ph/0309264. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.347...74P. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07173.x. S2CID 119071025.