Supernova 1999Z in UGC 5608

This supernova is really magnitude 17.2. In addition, it is the most distant I have ever found. The radial velocity of UGC 5608 is about 15,100 km/sec. It is type IIn

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Mike Schwartz, Director
Tenagra Observatories, Ltd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

VSNet data on this SN:

  • [vsnet-chart 135] Chart of SN1999Z
  • [vsnet-chat 1637] Host galaxy of SN1999Z
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    Last modified: Fri Jul 2 12:15:26 EDT 1999