Supernova 2006X in M100
This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2006X in NGC 4321 = (M100). Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page. Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages.
Discovered is shared by
Shoji Suzuki (Japan)
and
M. Migliardi
of CROSS (Italy).
A type Ia supernova found 1-2 weeks before maximum light.
M100
is one of our more
prolific galaxies when it comes to supernovae.
This will be the fifth one observed in the 100+ years we have been looking.
The last one was 1979C.
We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.
Icon generated from the CROSS color image.
This supernova is in the
Constellation Coma Berenices.
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 Credit | Date | Mag | Filter | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoji Suzuki image | 2006/02/04.747 | 17: | C | Discovery |
| MASTER robotic telescope image | 2006/02/06.06 | 16.2 | C | Prediscovery |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/07.10 | 15.3 | C | Discovery, mirror |
| Ueno Yuuji image | 2006/02/07.620 | C | ||
| CROSS image | 2006/02/08.02 | 15.3 | BVR | color, mirror, BW annotated |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/08.090 | 15.1 | Rc | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/08.095 | 15.7 | V | mirror |
| Nearby SN factory image | 2006/02/08.5 | C | PNG format, 16 bit resolution | |
| SWIFT image | 2006/02/08 | C | color | |
| Faulkes telescope image | Undated | C | Animated GIF | |
| Shunnichi Kumamoto image | 2006/02/08.620 | 15.18 | CR | |
| MASTER robotic telescope image | 2006/02/08.96 | 15.2 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/08.99 | 14.9 | C | mirror |
| CSP/LCO image | undated | C | ||
| Sergio Castellon image | 2006/02/09.5 | 16.5 | V | color |
| Youji Hirose image | 2006/02/09.699 | 14.8 | CR | |
| Odd Trondal image | 2006/02/09.937 | 14.9 | CR | mirror |
| John D. Tanner image | 2006/02/09.968 | C | ||
| David Strange image | 2006/02/09.981 | C | mirror | |
| David Storey image | 2006/02/09.981 | 14.2 | C | mirror |
| Adrian Jones image | 2006/02/10.032 | 15.1 | CV | |
| J. Nicolas image | 2006/02/10.077 | 14.5 | CR | |
| J. Nicolas image | 2006/02/10.095 | 14.4 | Rc | |
| J. Nicolas image | 2006/02/10.105 | 15.1 | V | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/10.15 | 14.6 | C | |
| B. May and W.C. Keel image | 2006/02/10.229 | 14.9 | R | |
| Remanzacco Obs image | 2006/02/10.922 | BVR | mirror | |
| MASTER robotic telescope image | 2006/02/10.94 | 14.9 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/11.10 | 14.4 | C | |
| Vern Raben image | 2006/02/11.326 | C | ||
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/11.113 | 14.8 | CR | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/11.117 | 14.3 | Rc | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/11.121 | 14.9 | V | mirror |
| Taurus Hill Observatory image | 2006/02/11.896 | LRGB | color | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/12.079 | 14.2 | CR | |
| Jřrgen Albertsen image | 2006/02/12.079 | 14.9 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/12.08 | 14.3 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/12.092 | 14.1 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/12.106 | 14.8 | V | |
| John Chumack image | 2006/02/12 | 14.5 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/12.98 | 14.25 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/14.13 | 14.2 | C | |
| Pedro Re image | 2006/02/14.999 | 13.88 | C | |
| Richard Crisp image | 2006/02/16.312 | C | ||
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/17.925 | 13.71 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/17.936 | 13.62 | Rc | |
| David Strange image | 2006/02/17.951 | C | ||
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/17.955 | 14.19 | V | |
| Lode Stevens image | 2006/02/17.99 | C | ||
| CROSS image | 2006/02/18.13 | 13.85 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/18.917 | 13.67 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/18.931 | 13.56 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/18.943 | 14.17 | V | |
| Salomon Chavez image | 2006/02/18.976 | 14: | C | |
| Jeremy Shears image | 2006/02/18.983 | C | ||
| Denis Buczynski image | 2006/02/19.046 | C | mirror | |
| Tom Gwilym image | 2006/02/19.302 | 13.85 | C | |
| T. Gwilym image | 2006/02/19.510 | C | color | |
| Odd Trondal image | 2006/02/21.031 | 13.9 | CR | Click here first |
| Denis Buczynski image | 2006/02/22.001 | C | mirror | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/22.982 | 13.70 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/22.997 | 13.55 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/02/23.008 | 14.10 | V | |
| ESO image | 2006/02/23 | C | Wow! | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/23.98 | 13.85 | C | |
| P. Martinez image | 2006/02/24.417 | C | ||
| Rodrigo Losada image | 2006/02/24.96 | 14.10 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/25.137 | 13.76 | CR | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/25.141 | 13.65 | R | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/02/25.146 | 14.1 | V | mirror |
| M. Dodd image | 2006/02/26.25 | 13.9 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/02/28.00 | 14.05 | C | |
| Pedro Re' image | 2006/02/28.151 | 13.97 | C | color version |
| David Story image | 2006/02/28.906 | C | ||
| Denis Buczynski image | 2006/02/28.915 | C | ||
| Taurus Hill image | 2006/02/28.917 | 14.4 14.3 | CR R | |
| Nick James image | 2006/02/28.949 | C | ||
| David Briggs image | 2006/02/28.993 | 14.2 | V | |
| R. Miles image | 2006/03/01.049 | V | ||
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/01.121 | 14.0 | CR | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/01.124 | 14.1 | R | mirror |
| Ron Arbour image | 2006/03/02.008 | C | mirror | |
| Martin Mobberley image | 2006/03/02.894 | C | ||
| CROSS image | 2006/03/03.02 | 14.20 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/03.935 | 14.15 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/04.106 | 14.2 | CR | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/04.110 | 14.08 | Rc | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/04.116 | 14.5 | V | mirror |
| David Briggs image | 2006/03/05.102 | 14.3 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/03/06.91 | 14.30 | C | |
| Tamas Tordai image | 2006/03/07.146 | image data | ||
| Claude Boivin image | 2006/03/08.252 | 14.6 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/08.978 | 14.27 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/08.996 | 14.16 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/09.008 | 14.81 | V | |
| Claude Boivin image | 2006/03/09.195 | 14.2 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/11.898 | 14.28 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/11.923 | 14.17 | Rc | |
| CROSS image | 2006/03/11.94 | 14.55 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/11.947 | 14.93 | V | |
| Pedro Re' image | 2006/03/11.965 | 14.36 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/13.945 | 14.19 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/13.963 | 15.04 | V | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/14.112 | 14.4 | CR | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/14.115 | 14.2 | Rc | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/03/14.120 | 14.95 | V | mirror |
| CROSS image | 2006/03/19.91 | 14.50 | C | |
| Tamas Tordai image | 2006/03/19.917 | image data | ||
| Claude Boivin image | 2006/03/20.131 | 14.9 | CR | |
| Claude Boivin image | 2006/03/20.150 | 15.4 | V | |
| David Storey image | 2006/03/22.922 | 14.3 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/22.931 | 14.69 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/22.962 | 15.64 | V | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/22.987 | 14.70 | CR | |
| Peter Vasey image | 2006/03/23.021 | 15.31 | C | |
| Kent Stevens image | 2006/03/25.173 | 14.94 | V | mirror |
| Rodrigo Losada image | 2006/03/27.895 | 15.3 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/28.891 | 15.1 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/28.915 | 15.0 | Rc | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/28.935 | 15.9 | V | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/03/30.888 | 15.2 | CR | |
| Rafael Pire image | 2006/04/02 | C | color | |
| José Hernandez image | 2006/04/02.001 | RGB | ||
| CROSS image | 2006/04/04.08 | 15.15 | C | |
| David Storey image | 2006/04/04.951 | 15.4 | C | |
| Thorsten Zilch image | 2006/04/05.073 | 15: | C | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/06.861 | 15.5 | CR | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/06.866 | 15.4 | Rc | mirror |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/06.871 | 16.1 | V | mirror |
| CROSS image | 2006/04/07.87 | 15.45 | C | |
| CROSS image | 2006/04/13.88 | 16.60 | C | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/13.894 | 15.7 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/13.899 | 15.6 | Rc | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/13.905 | 16.2 | V | |
| David Briggs image | 2006/04/17.985 | 16.2 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/18.837 | 16.0 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/18.840 | 15.8 | Rc | |
| Jean-Benoit de Vanssay image | 2006/04/22.932 | 16.2 | CR | |
| David Storey image | 2006/04/23.951 | 15.9 | C | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/25.838 | 16.2 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/25.842 | 16.0 | Rc | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/04/25.847 | 16.8 | V | |
| Martin Mobberley image | 2006/04/27.953 | C | ||
| Claude Boivin image | 2006/04/29.112 | 16.2 | CR | |
| Barry Beaver image | 2006/04/30 | C | ||
| Pedro Ré image | 2006/04/30.883 | 15.79 | C | |
| Kopernik image | 2006/05/01.188 | 16.7 | C | |
| Dave Storey image | 2006/05/03.948 | 16.50 | C | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/05/06.015 | 16.: | CR | mirror |
| Pedro Ré image | 2006/05/06.881 | 16.46 | C | |
| David Storey image | 2006/05/10.961 | 16.86 | C | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/05/11.860 | 16.7 | CR | |
| Joel Nicolas image | 2006/05/15.899 | 16.9 | CR | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/05/16.985 | 17.6: | V | mirror |
| D. Mendicini image | 2006/05/17.018 | 16.77 | V | |
| JM Llapasset image | 2006/05/24.021 | 17.0: | CR | mirror |
| David Briggs image | 2006/05/30.978 | 16.8 | C | |
| David Storey image | 2006/06/08.944 | 17.2 | C | |
| Enrico Prosperi image | 2006/06/09.888 | 16.5 | CR |