Bright Supernovae - 2008
This data comes from
IAU Circulars
and occasionally more data will be provided on
IAU's
Astronomical Headlines page.
An archive of the 2008 updates
to this page is available.
This is a partial list of the SN discovered in 2008.
Since 2008 is still ongoing, please look at the
main page for the latest data.  
Note that Extra galactic Novae have been moved to a special
Extra galactic novae page.  
For more information,
you can look at the following Supernova Catalogs:
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2008dv,
CBET 1425
discovered 2008/07/01.73 by
Koichi Itagaki
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2008du,
CBET 1423
discovered 2008/06/30.35 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008dt,
CBET 1423
discovered 2008/06/30.33 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008dr,
CBET 1419
discovered 2008/06/28.42 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008dp,
CBET 1416
discovered 2008/06/25.701 by
Berto Monard
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2008do,
CBET 1413
discovered 2008/06/19.48 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008dn,
CBET 1413
discovered 2008/06/19.48 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008dj - 2008dm, CBET 1410 discovered 2008/05/03 - 6/03 by Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Mag > 19.6
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2008di,
CBET 1409
discovered 2008/06/11.203 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008dh,
CBET 1409
discovered 2008/06/08.458 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008de,
CBET 1409
discovered 2008/04/17.38 by
Catalina Sky Survey;
SN Factory
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2008dd,
CBET 1409
discovered 2008/04/09.35 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008dc,
CBET 1409
discovered 2008/04/06.47 by
Catalina Sky Survey;
SN Factory
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2008db,
CBET 1407
discovered 2008/05/15.39 by
CHASE
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2008da,
CBET 1406
discovered 2008/06/07.15 by
CHASE
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2008cz,
CBET 1402
discovered 2008/06/06.27 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008cy,
CBET 1400
discovered 2008/06/06.27 by
Tim Puckett
and R. Gagliano;
CHASE
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2008cx,
CBET 1399
discovered 2008/06/05.154 by
Berto Monard
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2008cv,
CBET 1394
discovered 2008/06/02.46 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008cu,
CBET 1394
discovered 2008/06/01.45 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ct,
CBET 1394
discovered 2008/05/31.48 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008cs,
CBET 1392
discovered 2008/04/21.6 by
Kankare, Mattila, Ryder et al.
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2008cr, CBET 1389 discovered 2008/04/02 by Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope at Mag 21.5
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2008cq,
CBET 1388
discovered 2008/05/29.804 by
Berto Monard
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2008cp,
CBET 1387
discovered 2008/05/24.02 by
CHASE
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2008cn,
CBET 1385
discovered 2008/05/21.52 by
Perth Observatory
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2008cm,
CBET 1384
discovered 2008/05/24.733 by
Berto Monard
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2008cl,
CBET 1378
discovered 2008/05/07.49 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008bx,
CBET 1348
discovered 2008/04/22.35 by
Tim Puckett
and R. Gagliano
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2008co,
CBET 1386
discovered 2008/05/26.761 by
Berto Monard
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2008ck,
CBET 1377
discovered 2008/04/27.41 by
Catalina Sky Survey
Mag 19.3
(References:
(CBET 1376 corrected))
2008cj,
CBET 1375
discovered 2008/05/10 by
Coma and Virgo Exploration for Transients
Mag 21.3 type Ia
(References:
ATEL 1519)
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2008ch,
CBET 1372
discovered 2008/05/11.49 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ci,
CBET 1369
discovered 2008/05/09.41 by
CHASE
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2008cg,
CBET 1366
discovered 2008/05/05.39 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008cf,
CBET 1365
discovered 2008/05/04.39 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ce,
CBET 1363
discovered 2008/05/02.36 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008cd,
CBET 1360
discovered 2008/04/13.40 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ca, 2008cb, CBET 1355 discovered 2008/03/10 by Coma and Virgo Exploration for Transients Mag > 20.7 (References: ATEL 1487, CBET 1358)
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2008bz,
CBET 1353
discovered 2008/04/22.14 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008by,
CBET 1350
discovered 2008/04/19.21 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008bw,
CBET 1346
discovered 2008/04/21.29 by
E. Guido, W. MacDonald
and Tim Puckett
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2008bv,
CBET 1345
discovered 2008/04/19.21 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008bu,
CBET 1341
discovered 2008/04/17.46 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008bt,
CBET 1336
discovered 2008/04/13.23 by
LOSS;
Koichi Itagaki
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18 Supernovae, unnanounced, discovered 3/20-3/29 by SN Factory, most Mag > 18.0, one at 15.2 (in an anonymous galaxy) and one at 17.2 in MCG +1-26-16.
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2008bs,
CBET 1333
discovered 2008/04/08.17 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008br,
CBET 1332
discovered 2008/04/07.765 by
Berto Monard
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2008bq,
CBET 1328
discovered 2008/04/02.47 by
Tenagra Observatory
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2008bp,
CBET 1326
discovered 2008/04/02.23 by
CHASE
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2008bn,
CBET 1322
discovered 2008/03/31.42 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008bm,
CBET 1320
discovered 2008/03/29.330 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008bl,
CBET 1316
discovered 2008/03/25.995 by
Grzegorz Duszanowicz
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2008bj,
CBET 1314
discovered 2008/03/12.28 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008bi,
CBET 1312
discovered 2008/03/22.02 by
CHASE
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2008bh,
CBET 1311
discovered 2008/03/23.16 by
LOSS;
CHASE
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2008bg,
CBET 1308
discovered 2008/03/05.34 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008bf,
CBET 1307
discovered 2008/02/18.41 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008be,
CBET 1303
discovered 2008/02/15.48 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008bd,
CBET 1301
discovered 2008/03/13.26 by
Chilean Automatic Supernova Search program
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2008bc,
CBET 1301
discovered 2008/03/13.30 by
Chilean Automatic Supernova Search program
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2008ba, 2008bb, CBET 1296 discovered 2008/02/27.5 - 03/03 by Catalina Sky Survey Mag > 18.6 (2008ba discovery image) (2008bb discovery image) (References: ATEL 1413, 1416)
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2008az,
CBET 1293
discovered 2008/02/27.51 by
Jack Newton
and Tim Puckett
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2008ay,
CBET 1292
discovered 2008/03/05.47 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008aw,
CBET 1279
discovered 2008/03/02.49 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search;
and Robert Evans
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2008au, 2008av, CBET 1278 discovered 2008/02/27.33 - 03/02 by Catalina Sky Survey Mag > 18.7 (References: ATEL 1399, 1404, 1416)
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2008at,
CBET 1277
discovered 2008/03/02.33 by
Jack Newton
and Tim Puckett
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2008as,
CBET 1276
discovered 2008/02/29.38 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ar,
CBET 1273
discovered 2008/02/27.25 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008aq,
CBET 1271
discovered 2008/02/27.44 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ap,
CBET 1270
discovered 2008/02/13.81 by
F. Ciabattari and E. Mazzoni
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2008ao,
CBET 1269
discovered 2008/02/26.82 by
Marco Migliardi and Elisa Londero
(CROSS)
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2008an,
CBET 1268
discovered 2008/02/24.52 by
Jack Newton
and Tim Puckett
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2008al,
CBET 1261
discovered 2008/02/13.467 by
Catalina Sky Survey
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2008ak,
CBET 1260
discovered 2008/02/12.774 by
Tom Boles;
Elisa Londero (CROSS)
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2008aj,
CBET 1259
discovered 2008/02/13.134 by
Tom Boles
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2008ai,
CBET 1256
discovered 2008/02/13.014 by
Tom Boles
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2008ah,
CBET 1255
discovered 2008/02/11.45 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008ag,
CBET 1252
discovered 2008/02/03.115 by
Berto Monard
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2008af,
CBET 1248
discovered 2008/02/09.173 by
Tom Boles
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2008ae,
CBET 1247
discovered 2008/02/09.21 by
G. Sostero;
Tim Puckett
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2008ad,
CBET 1245
discovered 2008/01/30.42 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008ac,
CBET 1245
discovered 2008/01/30.27 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008ab,
CBET 1245
discovered 2008/01/30.23 by
ROTSE collaboration
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2008aa,
CBET 1244
discovered 2008/02/07.53 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008Z,
CBET 1243
discovered 2008/02/07.26 by
Tim Puckett
and R. Gagliano
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2008Y,
CBET 1240
discovered 2008/02/06.34 by
Jack Newton
and Tim Puckett
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2008X,
CBET 1239
discovered 2008/02/07.005 by
Tom Boles;
LOSS
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2008W,
CBET 1238
discovered 2008/02/06.33 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2008V,
CBET 1238
discovered 2008/02/06.21 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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