SN 2023rve

Supernova event inside the galaxy NGC 1097 in the constellation Fornax

SN 2023rve
SN 2023rve on 19 January 2024
Type II^[1]
Date	September 8, 2023^[1]
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02^h 46^m18.13^s
Declination	-30° 14' 22.2"^[1]
Epoch	J2000.0
Distance	45 Mly
Remnant	?
Host	NGC 1097
Peak apparent magnitude	+13.9
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SN 2023rve is a type II supernova that happened in the 10th magnitude barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097 on September 8, 2023.^[1] Scientists from the McDonald Observatory in the state of Texas, United States, have observed the supernova and conducted photometric measurements, they described it to be the brightest supernova in the sky as of September 12, 2023.^[2]

A dedicated page for this supernova was created on the "Bright Supernovae" website, which contains several images and light curves for this supernova.^[3]

It was added to the International Variable Star Index (VSX), maintained by the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO).^[4]

It was discovered by Mohammad Odeh from the UAE, using Al-Khatim Observatory (M44) maintained by the International Astronomical Center (IAC).^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Odeh, Mohammad (8 September 2023). "AT 2023rve". IAU Supernova Working Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Arrizabalaga, P. (12 September 2023). "SN 2023rve: follow-up photometry with LCOGT DeltaRho 350 + QHY600". IAU Supernova Working Group. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ Bishop, David (12 September 2023). "Supernovae 2023rve in NGC 1097". Bright Supernovae. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ Otero, Sebastian (12 September 2023). "The International Variable Star Index: SN 2023rve". AAVSO. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ Ghannam, Osama (8 September 2023). "New Supernova is Discovered From the UAE". IAC. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

External links

NASA's APOD (2023 October 11)

Constellation of Fornax

Stars

Bayer	α (Dalim) β γ¹ γ² δ ε ζ η¹ η² η³ ι¹ ι² κ λ¹ λ² μ ν π ρ σ τ υ φ χ¹ χ² χ³ ψ ω
Variable	R TZ UZ
HR	683 858
HD	20781 20782 20868 (Intan)
Other	2MASS J02431371−2453298 HIP 13044 LP 944-20 UDF 2457 WASP-72 (Diya)

Exoplanets	HD 16417 b HD 20781 b c d e HD 20782 b HD 20868 b (Baiduri) TOI-849 b

Star clusters	NGC 1049

Nebulae	NGC 1360

Galaxies

NGC	823 824 922 986 1097 1210 1255 1288 1310 1316 1317 1318 1326 1350 1365 1374 1375 1379 1380 1381 1387 1398 1399 1406 1425 1427
Other	Fornax Dwarf HUDF-JD2 IC 335 IC 1993 JADES-GS-z14-0 JADES-GS-z7-01-QU MRC 0316-257 PGC 13809 UDF 423 UDFj-39546284 UDFy-38135539