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All active supernova over mag 17.0
NameMagTypeHost
2021J12.5IaNGC 4414
2021K15.1IaMCG +6-30-84
AT2021bfx15.7unknone
AT2021apf15.7unkCGCG 056-009
ASASSN-21ag15.7IaNGC 5215
2020qmp15.8IIUGC 7125
2021xn16.0Iaanonymous
2020rcq16.1IaUGC 6930
2020aeps16.1IaKUG 1206+328
2020aatc16.1IaMCG -2-8-7
2020acma16.2IaESO 437-G19
ASASSN-20pf16.2IaESO 18-G6
AT2021bfa16.3unknone
AT2021bbf16.3unknone
2020abjq16.3*IIUGC 678
AT2021bbi16.4unknone
ASASSN-20mr16.4*IaNGC 2784
2020aavb16.4*IaNGC 3697
2021do16.5IcNGC 3147
AT2020acav16.6*unknone
2020yvu16.6*Iaanonymous
2020acch16.6IaUGC 1161
ASASSN-20pm16.6*IaNGC 813
AT2021beo16.7unknone
AT2021afb16.7unknone
AT2020acxh16.7*unknone
AT2020abzw16.8*unkLEDA 736224
AT2021agx16.9unknone
AT2020acom16.9*unknone
AT2020abhf16.9*unknone
2020xtz16.9IaNGC 6574
2020uxz16.9IaNGC 514
2020adqy16.9IaNGC 3500

* - last observation is over one month old.  

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, a star exploded.   This star exploded so violently that for a few weeks the star outshone its parent galaxy.   This type of explosion is called a Supernova.   The last one in our galaxy was 400 years ago, making us about 300 years overdue for the next one.   On this web page you will find a list of the currently observable supernovae, along with information on their location, reference images, and their last reported brightness.   The data on this page comes from TNS and ATEL circulars.   These web pages have brought you the latest in supernovae data and images since April 1997.   23 years and counting.

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News: TNS has moved to a new URL: https://www.wis-tns.org/.   2020uxz is a type Ia in NGC 514.   2020rcq in faint UGC 6930 is very bright. 2020nvb, 2020jfo are in solar conjunction.   I created isn_chat@googlegroups.com to replace isn_chat@yahoogroups.com.   For the year 2021, 1463 supernovae (121 CBAT, 1342 unconfirmed, and 0 other sources) have been reported. (19176 last year).   The brightest SN of the year 2020 are 2020ue (Mag 11.8), followed by 2020hvf (Mag 12.4), and 2020nvb (Mag 13.0)

To post your discoveries, go to the TNS getting started page.   For supernovae light curves, look at the new Open supernova Catalog (see OSC links).   Latest Supernovae is now supported by Purdue University and maintains a new mirror hosted in the Department of Physics and Astronomy that is overseen by Dan Milisavljevic.   Purdue mirror page: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/brightsupernovae/.   New features: Modifed the sorted by name list to include removed objects and mark "non public" objects. All galactic objects (CV novae, etc) will be banished on a weekly basis to the boneyard.   Thanks for all of the images, I have been posting them on flickr.   Join the discussion! Facebook Supernova Enthusiasts Group.   The Active supernovae page is a version of this page which is designed to be easier to read.   I've done extensive work recently in the Archives.   If anybody knows who some of the "unknown" discoverers are, please let me know.   Does anybody know of a grant that I could apply to for supporting this page? I probably spend about 2 hours a night working on it.   Please note my backup e-mail address: dbishopx at gmail.com .  To turn off the icons, use this link.   With the demise of of Yahoo Groups, I am moving isn_chat to Google groups.   Please sign up if interested.   VSNet is partially back up!   LOSS ask people who discover supernovae to provide an offset from a nearby star to make spectroscopy easier.  

2021bbm (= ATLAS21dao), AstroNote 2021-26 discovered 2021/01/24.431 by ATLAS
Found in NGC 2959 at R.A. = 09h45m07s.273, Decl. = +68°35'29".32
Located 9".3 west and 11".2 south of the center of NGC 2959 (Giancarlo Cortini image)
Mag 17.4:1/24, Type II (z=0.015) (zhost=0.014774) (References: TNS)

2021ass (= ZTF21aafepon), TNS discovered 2021/01/18.145 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
Found in NGC 684 at R.A. = 01h50m10s.122, Decl. = +27°38'42".86
Located 51".8 west and 1".5 south of the center of NGC 684 (Giancarlo Cortini image)
Mag 18.1:1/18, Type Ia (zhost=0.011791) (References: ZTF observations)

2021ads (= ASASSN-21ag), TNS discovered 2021/01/13.330 by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Found in NGC 5215 at R.A. = 13h35m07s.486, Decl. = -33°28'58".98
Located 0".0 east and 0".0 north of the center of NGC 5215 (Fabio Feijo image)
Mag 15.7:1/13, Type Ia (z=0.013) (zhost=0.012942) (References: AstroNotes 2021-16)

AT2021acn (= AHTS-2021-001) (= ZTF19aaeidsm), TNS discovered 2021/01/11.194 by AHTS at R.A. = 06h50m48s.840, Decl. = +18°15'50".10 Mag 16.6:1/11, Type AGN (Claudio Balcon image) (References: ZTF observations)

2021aai (= ZTF21aadoizf) (= Gaia21ahu), TNS discovered 2021/01/12.326 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
Found in NGC 2268 at R.A. = 07h14m26s.861, Decl. = +84°22'51".45
Located 13".8 east and 4".6 south of the center of NGC 2268 (Monte Maggiore Observatory image) (Odd Trondal image)
Mag 18.4:1/16, Type II (zhost=0.007412) (References: ATEL 14326, ZTF observations, Gaia observations; SN 1982B)

2021re (= ZTF21aabqtsd) (= Gaia21aii), TNS discovered 2021/01/05.179 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
Found in UGC 12558 at R.A. = 23h22m19s.350, Decl. = +50°09'26".63
Located 0".8 east and 6".1 south of the center of UGC 12558
Mag 19.0:1/17, Type Ia (zhost=0.029837) (References: ZTF observations, Gaia observations; SN 2007oo, 2001dt)

2021do (= ZTF21aaaubig) (= IMSNG21a) (= AT2021gf), TNS discovered 2021/01/02.454 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
Found in NGC 3147 at R.A. = 10h16m56s.667, Decl. = +73°23'51".29
Located 12".9 east and 11".4 south of the center of NGC 3147 (Giancarlo Cortini image) (Monte Maggiore Observatory image) Claudio Balcon image) (Simone Bolzoni image)
Mag 16.5:1/16, Type Ic (zhost=0.009346) (References: ZTF observations, "2021gf" TNS; SN 2008fv, 2006gi, 1997bq, 1972H)

2021K (= ZTF21aaabvjk) (= Gaia21acj), TNS discovered 2021/01/01.490 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
Found in MCG +6-30-84 at R.A. = 13h47m10s.693, Decl. = +34°05'21".34
Located 0".5 west and 1".8 north of the center of MCG +6-30-84
Mag 15.1:1/9, Type Ia (z=0.0165) (zhost=0.016385) (References: ZTF observations, Gaia observations)

2021J (= ZTF21aaabvit) (= ATLAS21aui) (= PS21bw), AstroNote 2021-5 discovered 2021/01/01.489 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)
Found in NGC 4414 at R.A. = 12h26m27s.015, Decl. = +31°13'20".57
Located 0".9 west and 4".1 south of the center of NGC 4414 (Jean-Claude Merlin image)
Mag 12.5:1/20 (12.5:1/15), Type Ia (z=0.0024) (zhost=0.002388) (References: ATEL 14300, ATEL 14325, AstroNote 2021-3, TNS, ZTF observations; SN 2013df, 1974G)
2021J images sub-page

2020aeps (= XM25HT) (= ZTF20adagenq) (= Gaia21adn), ATEL 14313 discovered 2020/12/29.904 by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS)
Found in KUG 1206+328 at R.A. = 12h08m47s.430, Decl. = +32°32'07".58
Located 1".8 east and 7".4 south of the center of KUG 1206+328
Mag 16.1:1/11, Type Ia (z=0.0244) (z=0.024400) (References: ZTF observations, TNS, Gaia observations)

2020adox (= ASASSN-20qk), TNS discovered 2020/12/24.270 by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 04h53m40s.270, Decl. = -31°09'10".58
Located 0".0 east and 0".0 north of the center of the host galaxy
Mag 17.5:12/24, Type Ia (z=0.074)

2020adow (= ASASSN-20qj), TNS discovered 2020/12/26.410 by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Found in KUG 0830+278 at R.A. = 08h33m42s.175, Decl. = +27°42'43".34
Located 0".0 east and 0".0 north of the center of KUG 0830+278 (Andrea Mantero image)
Mag 16.2:12/26, Type Ic-BL (z=0.0074) (zhost=0.007505)

AT2020adnv (= SNhunt436), TNS discovered 2020/12/24.124 by Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey and Mirco Villi
Found in PGC 1374835 at R.A. = 04h36m00s.288, Decl. = +10°07'27".12
Located 4".7 east and 19".4 north of the center of PGC 1374835 (Discovery image)
Mag 20.3:12/24, Type unknown (zhost=0.028900)

2020adnu (= ASASSSN-20qi), TNS discovered 2020/12/22.280 by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Found in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 11h38m08s.450, Decl. = -32°51'05".98
Located 0".0 east and 0".0 north of the center of the host galaxy
Mag 17.2:12/22, Type Ia (z=0.031) (zhost=0.030625) (References: AstroNote 2021-6)