Supernova 2003ed in NGC 5303

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2003ed in NGC 5303 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page.  Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages.

sn03ed_i.jpg Discovered by Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki. The host galaxy was identified in CBET 14 as "NGC 5303A" which NED identifies as "NGC 5303". Note that NGC 5303B is not very far away, and this was the sight of a possible (but debunked) supernova in 2000. Note: There is a star to the north west of the nucleus which is opposite to the side that the supernova is on. This one was a type II found on the rise. We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.  Icon generated from the discovery image.

The following is a list of images of this SN, in chronological order. Click on the name in the "Image Credit" column to see the image. Times and dates are in UT unless otherwise noted. If you know of any others, please tell me!
Image CreditDateMagFilterComments
Koichi Itagaki image 2003/05/05.49615.2CDiscovery
J. Nicolas image 2003/05/06.98915.4:CR
Paulo Cacella image 2003/05/10.103V
JM Llapasset image 2003/05/10.99915.4:CR
Paolo Corelli image 2003/05/11.816C
Josep M. Bosch image 2003/05/13.83515.1CR
Odd Trondal image 2003/05/16.9015.0CR
R. Poncy image 2003/05/23.90015.1CR
JB deVanssay image 2003/05/29.02615.8CR


If you have observations of this Supernova, please send them to vsnet-obs@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Use this VSNet data query to see what information has been reported so far.
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Last modified: Fri May 16 13:14:36 EDT 2003