Supernova discovery statistics for 2005

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For the year 2005, 385 supernovae and 21 extragalactic novae were reported.
365 of these supernovae were named by CBAT,
9 were given possible supernova designations,
and 11 were not reported to CBAT.
83 supernovae were found in NGC/IC galaxies, 356 were found in named galaxies
133 objects were discovered by amateurs
2 were brighter than 13th Magnitude
53 were brighter than 16th Magnitude
148 were brighter than 18th Magnitude
273 Type I supernovae were found
  234 Type Ia
    0 Type Ia-02cx
    0 Type Ia-91bg
    0 Type Ia-91T
    5 Type Ia-pec
  18 Type Ib
    0 Type Ibn
    0 Type Ib-pec
  21 Type Ic
    0 Type Icn
    1 Type Ic-pec
  0 Type SLSN-I
94 Type II supernovae were found
  19 Type IIn
  1 Type IIP
  3 Type IIb
  0 Type IIL
  0 Type SLSN-II
  0 Type II-pec
1 LBV (supernova impostors) were found
0 were not supernovae or Extragalactic novae.
15 were untyped
Of the 21 novae that were reported  21 were reported to CBAT and 0 were not
  21 were given official names by CBAT
  16 were found in M31
  4 were found in M81
  0 were found in M33
  0 were untyped


 144 objects were discovered by SDSS (prof) (2005mq)
  78 objects were discovered by LOSS (prof) (2005md)
  34 objects were discovered by Tim Puckett et al. (2005na)
  26 objects were discovered by Nearby Supernova Factory (prof) (2005kv)
  13 objects were discovered by Berto Monard (2005me)
  13 objects were discovered by Kamil Hornoch et al. (Nova M81 2005 2)
  11 objects were discovered by ROTSE (prof) (2005nb)
  10 objects were discovered by HST (prof) (2005mr)
  10 objects were discovered by Tom Boles (2005lx)
   7 objects were discovered by Mike Schwartz (2005my)
   5 objects were discovered by Brazilian Supernovae Search (2005dn)
   4 objects were discovered by CROSS (2005kl)
   4 objects were discovered by Koichi Itagaki (2005dp)
   4 objects were discovered by University of Texas (prof) (Nova M31 2005 15)
   3 objects were discovered by Alexander Jonkeren (AT2005nd)
   3 objects were discovered by Claude Cornen (AT2005ni)
   3 objects were discovered by Doug Rich (2005bx)
   3 objects were discovered by R. Martin (2005at)
   3 objects were discovered by SSDS Collaboration (2005ca)
   2 objects were discovered by ESO (prof) (2005nc)
   2 objects were discovered by Galaxy Zoo (AT2005nk)
   2 objects were discovered by Lulin Observatory (2005cd)
   2 objects were discovered by MASTER (prof) (2005ee)
   2 objects were discovered by Mark Armstrong (2005ls)
   2 objects were discovered by Nuclear Supernova Search (2005U)
   2 objects were discovered by Robert Quimby (Nova M31 2005 3)
   2 objects were discovered by THCA Supernova Survey (2005mf)
   1 objects were discovered by Arne Danielsen (2005ba)
   1 objects were discovered by CEAMIG/REA Supernovae Search (2005af)
   1 objects were discovered by Dave Lane (2005ea)
   1 objects were discovered by Federico Manzini (Nova M31 2005 12)
   1 objects were discovered by J. Frieman (K0509-001)
   1 objects were discovered by Marco Migliardi (Nova M31 2005 4)
   1 objects were discovered by R. A. Jansen et el. (2005bk)
   1 objects were discovered by Robert Evans (2005df)
   1 objects were discovered by Ron Arbour (2005au)
   1 objects were discovered by Supernova Legacy Survey (2005ky)
   1 objects were discovered by Wolfgang Kloehr (2005cs)
   1 objects were discovered by Yoji Hirose (2005W)

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