Event type | Supernova ![]() |
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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 |
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]
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