SN 2003H

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SN 2003H
Event type Supernova   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Ibc-pec [1]
DateJanuary 8, 2003 [2]
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 06h 16m 25.68s [2]
Declination −21° 22 23.8 [2]
Epoch J2000.0
Galactic coordinates 228.6912, -16.9952
Distance115  Mly (35.2  Mpc) [1]
Host NGC 2207
Peak apparent magnitude 17.8 [2]
Other designationsSN 2003H

SN 2003H was a supernova that appeared halfway between the colliding NGC 2207 and IC 2163 galaxies. [3] It was discovered on January 8, 2003, by the Lick Observatory and Tenagra Supernova Searches (LOTOSS). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Li, Weidong; et al. (April 2011), "Nearby supernova rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search - II. The observed luminosity functions and fractions of supernovae in a complete sample", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 412 (3): 1441–1472, arXiv: 1006.4612 , Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.1441L, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18160.x , S2CID   59467555
  2. 1 2 3 4 Graham, J.; Li, W.; Puckett, T.; Toth, D.; Qiu, Y. L. (January 2003), Green, D. W. E. (ed.), "Supernovae 2003E, 2003F, 2003G, 2003H", IAU Circular, 8045 (8045): 1, Bibcode:2003IAUC.8045....1G.
  3. van den Bergh, Sidney; Li, Weidong; Filippenko, Alexei V. (November 2003). "Classifications of the Host Galaxies of Supernovae, Set II". The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 115 (813): 1280–1288. arXiv: astro-ph/0308195 . Bibcode:2003PASP..115.1280V. doi:10.1086/379106. S2CID   2015979.
  4. Bishop, David. "Bright Supernovae - 2003". Rochester University. Retrieved 2010-03-11.