Supernova 2006ov in M61

Supernove 2006ov flashed up in M61 when it was close to its (and Virgo's) conjunction to the Sun, as seen from Earth. Therefore, it was discovered only when it was already at some age, on November 24, 2006 by Japanese amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki. Located 5.5" east and 51" north of the center of M61, just near the northern end of M61's bar, it was found when it was at magnitude 14.8. From its spectrum, it was determined to be a supernova of type II.

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Supernova 2006ov Discovery Announce (CBET 756)
Index of Images of Supernova 2006ov in M61
Supernova 2006ov resources by David Bishop
NED data for SN 2006ov
SIMBAD data for SN 2006ov
Publications on SN 2006ov (NASA ADS)
Supernova 1999gn in M61
Messier Galaxies and their Supernovae and Supernovae in Messier Catalog Galaxies pages

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