Event type | Supernova ![]() |
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type IIn | |
Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
Right ascension | 22h 23m 08.26s [1] |
Declination | −28° 56′ 52.4″ [1] |
Epoch | J2000.0 |
Notable features | located in the host galaxy NGC 7259 |
SN 2009ip was a supernova discovered in 2009 in the spiral galaxy NGC 7259 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. [1] Since the brightness waned after days post-discovery, it was redesignated as Luminous blue variable (LBV) supernova impostor. [2]
During the following years several luminous outbursts were detected from the SN 2009ip. [3] [2] In September 2012 SN 2009ip was classified as a young type IIn supernova. [4]