SN 1999eu

SN 1999eu
Event type	Supernova
	SN
Date	5 November 1999
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02h 46m 20.79s
Declination	-30° 19' 06.1"
Epoch	J2000.0
Galactic coordinates	227.0163 -64.6743
Distance	45 Mly
Remnant	IIP
Host	NGC 1097
Peak apparent magnitude	17.3
Other designations	SN 1999eu, AAVSO 0242-30
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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]

^ 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.

[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.

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