Supernova 2026yum and 2026afqd in UGC 242

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2026yum and Supernova 2026afqd in UGC 242.   Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page.  

image Discovered by ATLAS (USA).   This one is a Type II (zhost=0.014657).   About a month after the discovery of Supernova 2026yum, Supernova 2026afqd was discoved in the same host galaxy. Two supernova visible at the same time in the same galaxy is a rare thing. This supernova is in the Constellation Pisces.

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
Giancarlo Cortini 2026/08/16.06017.5c
Manfred Mrotzek 2026/08/25.025C
Rafael Benavides 2026/09/01.4
Yuji Tanaka 2026/10/10.57817.3C
Enrico Prosperi 2026/10/12.82016.7Gfacebook
Giancarlo Cortini 2026/10/17.8602026yum 17.9
2026afqd 17.2
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Markus Kempf 2026/10/19.8172026yum 17.7
2026afqd 16.8
C
Klaus Wenzel 2026/10/19.8492026afqd 16.6C
Manfred Mrotzek 2026/10/19.885C
Oliver Schneider 2026/10/20.729C
Carlos Segarra 2026/10/22.9122026yum 16.7
2026afqd 16.0
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Geoffrey Allemand 2026/10/28.000Cfacebook
Pierre Ponsard 2026/10/29.000C
Laurent Vadrot 2026/10/30.844C
Roger Menard 2026/11/01.000Cfacebook
Jordi Camarasa 2026/11/01.8242026afqd 15.7G
Joao Gregorio 2026/11/02.9582026yum 17.0
2026afqd 16.1
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Marie Newnham 2026/11/03.956C
Markus Buchler 2026/11/04.000Cfacebook
Oliver Schneider 2026/11/05.743C
Richard Hill 2026/11/06.180C

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