SN 2009ip

SN 2009ip
Event typeSupernova Edit this on Wikidata
type IIn
ConstellationPiscis Austrinus
Right ascension22h 23m 08.26s[1]
Declination−28° 56′ 52.4″[1]
EpochJ2000.0
Notable featureslocated in the host galaxy NGC 7259
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SN 2009ip was a supernova discovered in 2009 in the spiral galaxy NGC 7259 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.[1] Since the brightness waned after days post-discovery, it was redesignated as Luminous blue variable (LBV) Supernova impostor.[2]

During the following years several luminous outbursts were detected from the SN 2009ip.[3][2] In September 2012 SN 2009ip was classified as a young type IIn supernova.[4]

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