SN 1940B
 A light curve for SN 1940B, plotted from data available in the Open Supernova Catalog[1] | |
| Event type | Supernova  |
|---|---|
| SN.IIP | |
| Date | 5 May 1940 |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 50m 33.0s |
| Declination | +25° 32′ 12″ |
| Peak apparent magnitude | 12.8 |
SN 1940B was a supernova discovered on 5 May 1940 in the galaxy NGC 4725 in Coma Berenices.[2] It had a magnitude of 12.8[3] and became the first observed type II supernova.[4][clarification needed]
SN 1940B is one of the five supernovae discovered in 1940, the other being SN 1940A, SN 1940C, SN 1940D and SN 1940E.
References
[edit]- ^ Guillochon, James; Parrent, Jerod; Kelley, Luke Zoltan; Margutti, Raffaella (January 2017). "An Open Catalog for Supernova Data". The Astrophysical Journal. 835 (1): 64. arXiv:1605.01054. Bibcode:2017ApJ...835...64G. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/64.
- ^ Barbon, R. (January 1978), "Supernovae in the Coma cluster of galaxies", Astronomical Journal, 83: 13–19, Bibcode:1978AJ.....83...13B, doi:10.1086/112170.
- ^ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Albert G. Petschek, ed. (2012). Supernovae. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 60. ISBN 978-1461232865.
External links
[edit]- Light curve Archived 2017-10-23 at the Wayback Machine on the Open Supernova Catalog Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- SN 1940B at SIMBAD
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