Nova in M33

This page is devoted to information on Nova M33 2006 in M33.   Basic information on this nova, including the last reported brightness, on this Nova can be found on the main nova page.  Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages.

nm3301_i.png Discovery is shared by University of Texas (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan).   Novae in M33 are not as common as those in M31, so this one got some observations. We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.  Icon generated from the University of Texas discovery image.   This supernova is in the Constellation Triangulum located near NGC 2798.

The following is a list of images of this SN, in chronological order. Click on the name in the "Image Credit" column to see the image. Times and dates are in UT unless otherwise noted. If you know of any others, please tell me!
Image CreditDateMagFilterComments
Claudine Rinner images 2006/09/28.007CPrediscovery
U of Texas discovery image 2006/09/28.2017.3CDiscovery
Koichi Itagaki image 2006/09/30.68416.6CDiscovery
Quentin D. image 2006/10/0317.475C
AIDA image 2006/10/03C
Highlands Astro-Shack Observatory image 2006/10/10.403Ccolor
Vince Tuboly image 2006/10/11.799C
Vince Tuboly image 2006/10/16.913C


If you have observations of this Nova, please send them to SNWeb. Use this data query to see what information has been reported so far.
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