SN 1939C was a supernova in the Fireworks Galaxy discovered by Fritz Zwicky on 17 July 1939.[3][1] With a right ascension of 20:34:23.0 and a declination of +60:09:37.3, it was 215"W and 24"N away from the center of the Fireworks Galaxy.[1] It was found at magnitude 14.4, after it had peaked, and was estimated to have been as bright as magnitude 13.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Frommert, Hartmut; Kronberg, Christine (9 March 2009), NGC 6946, retrieved 31 August 2011
- ^ a b c d Schlegel, E. M. (1994). "X-Ray Emission from the Historical Supernovae in the Spiral Galaxy NGC 6946: SN 1980K and 1968D Recovered". The Astronomical Journal. 108: 1893. Bibcode:1994AJ....108.1893S. doi:10.1086/117202.
- ^ Strömgren, Elis (2 September 1939). "Circular No. 793". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Observatory Copenhagen IAU. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
External links
- Light curve Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine on the Open Supernova Catalog Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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