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Supernova 2001X,
IAUC 7591 discovered Feb. 27.8, 2001 by BAO
Found in NGC 5921 at R.A. = 15h21m55s.46, Decl. = +5 03'43".1
Located 15".5 west and 32".4 south of the nucleus of NGC 5921
Mag 14.8, Type II (References: IAUC 7592)
Look at a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.
Icon created from Nick Suntzeff's image.
Photos of
SN 2001x have been taken by Zorko Vičar and Peter Mihor
13th of March 2001, at 22:40 UTC with CCD ST7 (no Filter), exposure:40s,
telescope SC 10", f/6.3", city Ljubljana, state Slovenia.
We estimate CCD magnitude near value 13.95.
Picture is bad quality because image has been done from city Ljubljana,
where light pollution is very strong and the most sky has been covered with
clouds. The object was very low on the horizon.
VSNET Light curve (requires JAVA).
VSNET DATA SN2001X 20010206.900 <175C BAO SN2001X 20010217.500 <180C SCH SN2001X 20010227.800 170:C BAO SN2001X 20010302.500 152:C SCH SN2001X 20010306.130 15.21V MMo SN2001X 20010306.130 15.42B MMo SN2001X 20010306.140 15.05R MMo SN2001X 20010307.094 148C TOL SN2001X 20010313.944 13.95C Vic
Supernova type criteria | |||||
No Balmer Lines Type I |
Balmer Lines Type II | ||||
Si II 6150 | No Si | Plateau |
Linear | ||
He I 5876 | Weak He | then linear | |||
Ia | Ib | Ic | IIP | IIL |
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