Supernova 2008bk in NGC 7793

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2008bk in NGC 7793.   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 by Berto Monard (South Africa).   This is a very bright but southern type II.   We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.  Icon generated from the discovery image.   This supernova is in the Constellation Sculptor.

Web pages dedicated to this SN.
• SNWeb has a 2008bk page

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
VLT	2001/09/16		C	Progenitor
Berto Monard	2008/03/25.141	12.6	C	Discovery
Berto Monard	2008/03/26.148	12.6	C	Confirmation
Berto Monard	2008/04/07		C
Berto Monard	2008/05/05		C
Berto Monard	2008/05/08		C
Stan Howerton	2008/05/10	12.7	V
Berto Monard	2008/05/13		C
Stan Howerton	2008/05/22	12.92	V
Berto Monard	2008/06/03		C
Berto Monard	2008/06/27		C
Berto Monard	2008/07/08		C
Stan Howerton	2008/07/21	13.41	V
Michael Hauss	2008/08/02.192	15.5	CR
Stan Howerton	2008/08/13	15.6	V
Patrice Poyet	2008/08/30		RGB	color
Patrice Poyet	2008/08/31.083	14.8 16.5 13.8	R B V	color
Stan Howerton	2008/09/08.626	15.8	C
CSP/LCO	undated		C
Berto Monard	2009/06/02		C
Berto Monard	2009/06/22		C

Light curves and Spectra:
• SNWeb Measurements and light curve.