Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946.   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 links web page.

image Discovered by Patrick Wiggins (USA).   This one is Type IIP.   NGC 6946 is also known as the fireworks galaxy.   This is our most prolific galaxy with now 10 confirmed supernovae discovered.   We have a Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.   This supernova right on the boarder between the Constellations Cygnus and Cepheus. I have a Flickr page for images of this supernova.

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
Patrick Wiggins 2017/05/14.23812.8CDiscovery mirror
Gianluca Masi 2017/05/14.36712.6U
Dennis Denisenko 2017/05/14.397color animated gif
ASASSN 2017/05/14.438
Martin Mobberley 2017/05/14.44213.3V
Peter Meadows 2017/05/14.46313.1V
Joseph Brimacombe 2017/05/14.79214.2C
Nick James 2017/05/14.890C
Andre Mantero 2017/05/14.91213.1V
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/05/14.92013.6CV
Denis Buczynski 2017/05/15.00014.1CR
Jean-Paul Godard 2017/05/15.000C
Lynn van Rooijen 2017/05/15.01613.0V
Jordi Camarasa 2017/05/15.12213.1R mirror
Adriano Valvasori 2017/05/15.29213.4V
Yu-Peng Chan and Hanjie Tan 2017/05/15.30113.0V
Kunihiro Shima 2017/05/15.56612.0U
Luca Maccarini 2017/05/15.97912.6C
Sergiy Vakulenko 2017/05/16.000color
Nor 2017/05/16.00014.4C
Paolo Campaner 2017/05/16.08913.2C
Paolo Corelli 2017/05/16.89113.6U
Filippo Curti and S. Spadaro 2017/05/16.940C web pag
Dario Caiumi 2017/05/16.94113.0Rc
Cedric Raguenaud 2017/05/17.00012.4V
Alan Potts 2017/05/17.028C inverted image
Marc Deldem 2017/05/17.10513.0CV animation
Taras Rabarskyi 2017/05/17.200C
Yasuo Sano Nayoro Hokkaido 2017/05/17.56312.7CR
Aquarellia 2017/05/17.89613.0C
Gerhard Dangl 2017/05/17.91112.6C
Thomas Becker 2017/05/17.958C
Manfred Mrotzek 2017/05/18.020C
Yasuo Sano 2017/05/18.57512.7CR
Kunihiro Shima 2017/05/18.66712.4U
Rodrigo Losada 2017/05/18.98012.9CR
Francisco Soldán 2017/05/19.000C
Kees Scherer 2017/05/19.000C
Paolo Demaria 2017/05/19.000Ccolor, APOTD
Robert Spellman 2017/05/19.281C
Yasuo Sano 2017/05/19.56812.7CR
Kunihiro Shima 2017/05/19.69812.5U
Xing Gao and Hanjie Tan 2017/05/19.75012.8CV
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/05/20.01012.9CV
Juan-Luis Glez. Carballo 2017/05/20.02012.9CV
Marc Deldem 2017/05/20.09912.9CV
Carles Perelló 2017/05/20.121C
Adolfo San Segundo 2017/05/20.14312.8V
Yasuo Sano 2017/05/20.55012.8CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/05/20.60012.6CR
Kunihiro Shima 2017/05/20.74412.5U
Luca Maccarini 2017/05/20.97512.6C
Georg Piehler 2017/05/21.007CR
Marc Deldem 2017/05/21.09212.9CV
Stan Howerton 2017/05/21.34212.8V
Alan Potts 2017/05/22.00012.9m
Marc Deldem 2017/05/22.09112.9CV
David Storey 2017/05/22.78012.9V
Rafael Benavides 2017/05/23.06712.9V
Xing Gao and Hanjie Tan 2017/05/23.80012.8CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/05/24.54512.7CR
Paolo Corelli 2017/05/24.96213.0V
Pierre Barroy 2017/05/25.02812.9C
Gregor Krannich 2017/05/25.93112.9V
Marc Deldem 2017/06/25.99413.2CV
Aditya Ravuri 2017/06/26.098C
Yasuo Sano 2017/05/26.53612.7CR
Alan Potts 2017/05/26.98812.7mv inverted
Rafa Glez 2017/05/26.98912.9CV
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/05/27.03913.0CV
Akashmitra Mandal, Kalyan 2017/05/27.83313.0C web page
Lionel Majzik 2017/05/27.892C
Stefan Beck 2017/05/27.94812.8V
Damian Peach 2017/05/28.438CColor, wow, animated
Xing Gao and Hanjie Tan 2017/05/28.74012.9CV
Marc Deldem 2017/05/29.07713.0CV
Rafael Benavides 2017/05/31.15713.0V
Alan Potts 2017/06/05.05612.8V
Yasuo Sano 2017/06/05.55112.8CR
Marc Deldem 2017/06/06.06713.0CV
Joao Gregorio 2017/06/06.97913.0Rc
Kunihiro Shima 2017/06/09.72912.6U
Alan Potts 2017/06/11.05012.8V
Francisco Soldán 2017/06/12.000C
Alan Potts 2017/06/12.02113.0V
Marc Deldem 2017/06/12.07513.1CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/06/12.53912.9CR
Alan Potts 2017/06/13.98912.9V
Dennys Turcotte 2017/06/14.166C
Kunihiro Shima 2017/06/14.50212.7U
Gianluca Masi 2017/06/16.37513.0R
Gianluca Masi 2017/06/16.37513.0R
Yasuo Sano 2017/06/16.59312.9CR
Kunihiro Shima 2017/06/16.66212.7U
Yasuo Sano 2017/06/20.58212.9CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/06/21.02913.1CV
Rodrigo Losada 2017/06/27.01013.2CV
Fernando Limón 2017/06/29.40913.2C
Marc Deldem 2017/07/01.06213.2CV
Jose Carrillo 2017/07/02.04312.6C
David Kruse 2017/07/02.250C
Daniel Bamberger 2017/07/04.02213.2CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/07/06.62412.9CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/07/07.57113.0CR
Alan Potts 2017/07/09.01013.2V
Yasuo Sano 2017/07/12.56513.0CR
Stan Howerton 2017/07/13.19513.2V
Enrico Prosperi 2017/07/14.93213.0CR
Alan Potts 2017/07/17.02813.0V
Alan Potts 2017/07/20.95313.2V
Luis Lopes 2017/07/21.000C
Stan Howerton 2017/07/22.16413.2CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/07/22.57213.0CR
Rodrigo Losada 2017/07/22.94013.3CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/07/24.51513.0CR
Enrico Prosperi 2017/07/25.86313.1CR
Joao Gregorio 2017/07/27.91613.1Rc
Stan Howerton 2017/07/29.19813.3CV
Marc Deldem 2017/07/29.98213.3CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/07/31.52113.0CR
Alan Potts 2017/08/01.00013.2V
Diego Rodríguez 2017/08/01.94113.4V
Gianluca Masi 2017/08/02.88713.0R web page
Yasuo Sano 2017/08/03.54313.0CR
Alan Potts 2017/08/05.93513.4V color
Yasuo Sano 2017/08/06.53913.0CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/08/07.02013.3CV
Robert Spellman 2017/08/13.208C
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/08/13.96813.5CV
Albert Sánchez 2017/08/14.94512.9R
Yasuo Sano 2017/08/15.47113.1CR
Alan Potts 2017/08/16.04713.3V
Yasuo Sano 2017/08/19.56313.2CR
Manfred Mrotzek 2017/08/19.890C
Marc Serrau 2017/08/21.88513.3CR
Marc Serrau 2017/08/21.91213.4V
Marc Serrau 2017/08/21.92415.4B
Luis Lopes 2017/08/23.000C
Mike Jennings 2017/08/23.89613.2m
Lionel Majzik 2017/08/25.00013.1C
Yasuo Sano 2017/08/25.49713.4CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/08/27.46213.4CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/08/27.99613.7CV
Marc Serrau 2017/08/31.82713.7CR
Marc Serrau 2017/08/31.86713.8V
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/03.42913.8CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/04.56313.9CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/05.43913.9CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/06.47314.0CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/09/08.97614.6C
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/09.45914.3CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/10.42014.4CR
Alan Potts 2017/09/10.93115.0V
Marc Deldem 2017/09/12.85614.9CV
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/15.53814.8CR
Alan Potts 2017/09/14.04215.2V
Joel Nicolas 2017/09/14.88915.6V
Rafael Benavides 2017/09/15.97415.6V
Luis Lopes 2017/09/16.000C
Joel Nicolas 2017/09/16.93615.6V
Marc Serrau 2017/09/17.82715.0CR
Marc Serrau 2017/09/17.84215.7V
Marc Serrau 2017/09/17.89815.0R
Marc Serrau 2017/09/17.93417.6:B
Kunihiro Shima 2017/09/18.54313.7U
Daniel Bamberger 2017/09/19.95115.3CV
Thomas Langhans 2017/09/20.25115.0CR
Kunihiro Shima 2017/09/20.55613.7U
Sebastian Ip 2017/09/21.000C
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/22.41015.0CR
Marc Serrau 2017/09/22.78715.0CR
Marc Serrau 2017/09/22.83517.6:B
Marc Serrau 2017/09/22.84715.5V
Marc Serrau 2017/09/22.88114.9R
Joel Nicolas 2017/09/22.98215.7V
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/24.43215.0CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/26.41315.0CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/28.40115.0CR
Joel Nicolas 2017/09/29.93715.9V
Gianluca Masi 2017/10/03.00015.1R
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/06.38715.0CR
Rafa Glez 2017/10/06.78515.2C
Kunihiro Shim 2017/10/09.44513.4U
Joel Nicolas 2017/10/09.90216.0V
Joel Nicolas 2017/10/10.88115.3CV
Gregor Krannich 2017/10/13.77015.4V
Marc Serrau 2017/10/13.81715.0R
Marc Serrau 2017/10/13.82916.0V
Marc Serrau 2017/10/13.85817.5B
Joel Nicolas 2017/10/14.92115.9V
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/16.50215.1CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/10/16.95915.6CV
Vikrant Agnihotri 2017/10/18.000C
Derek Jacobs 2017/10/19.000C
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/19.37415.2CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/20.38715.2CR
Marc Serrau 2017/10/20.80515.3CR
Rafa Glez 2017/10/20.86315.58C
Thomas Langhans 2017/10/22.13215.3CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/24.42915.1CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/25.58215.2CR
Marc Serrau 2017/10/25.74115.2CR
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/27.35915.2CR
Marc Serrau 2017/10/27.81115.2R
John M Tonks 2017/10/29.833C
Marc Serrau 2017/10/27.83415.7V
Marc Serrau 2017/10/27.85115.3CR
Marc Serrau 2017/10/30.75215.2R
Joel Nicolas 2017/10/30.75816.2V
Marc Serrau 2017/10/30.78215.7V
Yasuo Sano 2017/10/31.38715.257CR
Marc Serrau 2017/11/05.76116.1V
Marc Serrau 2017/11/05.76917.7:B
Marc Serrau 2017/11/05.79315.4R
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/11/06.86015.7CV
T. Willamo and J. Ala-Könni 2017/11/06.90315.8R
Kunihiro Shima 2017/11/09.49013.3U
Rafael Ferrando 2017/11/09.79215.7CV
Roch Lévesque 2017/11/10.000C
Rafael Benavides 2017/11/12.91616.3V
Kunihiro Shima 2017/11/13.49513.7U
Joel Nicolas 2017/11/15.77816.4V
Yasuo Sano 2017/11/16.72815.4CR
JM Llapasset 2017/11/23.07115.0:CR
Joel Nicolas 2017/11/27.73616.5V
Joel Nicolas 2017/12/04.72916.5V
Yasuo Sano 2017/12/06.33615.6CR
Kunihiro Shima 2017/12/09.47114.3U
Yasuo Sano 2017/12/16.22615.6CR
Joel Nicolas 2017/12/16.75916.7V
Kunihiro Shima 2017/12/20.48414.0U
Kunihiro Shima 2017/12/25.44413.6U
Kunihiro Shima 2017/12/28.43313.9U
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2017/12/28.94716.1CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/01/12.35716.0CR
Kunihiro Shima 2018/01/14.42913.9U
Kunihiro Shima 2018/01/20.38014.6U
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2018/01/31.84316.5CV
Luis Lopes 2018/02/22.000C
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2018/03/05.07316.7CV
Kunihiro Shima 2018/03/16.80315.9U
Yasuo Sano 2018/03/21.71816.7CR
Kunihiro Shima 2018/03/22.83516.4U
Yasuo Sano 2018/03/26.68716.7CR
Teemu Willamo 2017/03/27.93716.8R
Yasuo Sano 2018/03/30.68316.8CR
Manfred Mrotzek 2018/04/08.125C
Ken'ichi Nishimura 2018/04/08.76616.9C
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/04/14.96917.7V
Yasuo Sano 2018/04/20.64417.1CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/04/22.61917.0CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/04/23.66217.0CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2018/04/25.96717.6CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/07.60017.2CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/08.61217.3CR
Jean-Claude Merlin 2018/05/11.42917.8C
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/11.57317.3CR
Prince George Astronomical Observatory 2018/05/15.00017.1C
Prince George Astronomical Observatory 2018/05/15.11718.3V
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/17.58717.3CR
Prince George Astronomical Observatory 2018/05/18.01617.6B
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/05/18.11918.4V
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/20.56117.4CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/22.61217.4CR
Prince George Astronomical Observatory 2018/05/24.00017.6C
Prince George Astronomical Observatory 2018/05/24.00017.8C
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/27.68917.4CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/28.62717.5CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/05/29.71117.5CR
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/06/02.02118.3V
Davide Simonetti 2018/06/03.000C
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2018/06/03.98618.0CV facebook version
Yasuo Sano 2018/06/04.70317.5CR
Adam Nowak 2018/06/05.00018.0C
Yasuo Sano 2018/06/06.68917.6CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/06/15.67617.7CR
Malhar R. Kendurkar 2018/06/15.93317.9R
Rafael G. Farfán 2018/06/16.05718.3CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/06/19.65017.8CR
G. Wells and D. Bamberger 2018/06/25.03817.8CV
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/06/26.11518.6V
Rafael G. Farfán 2018/07/06.00018.5CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/07/06.55518.0CR
Dan Kuchta 2018/07/10.000Ccolor
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/07/10.91718.9V
Joel Nicolas 2018/07/13.07718.5CV
Malhar R. Kendurkar 2018/07/14.07018.5V
Robert Cazilhac 2018/07/15.00018.5V Animation
Jordi Camarasa 2018/07/16.93018.2R
Yasuo Sano 2018/07/20.64218.2CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/07/22.55518.2CR
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/07/22.88518.4CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/07/24.56318.2CR
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/07/25.88518.5CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/07/27.57918.3CR
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/07/29.89618.9CV
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/07/30.97218.7CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/08/02.56318.4CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/08/06.51518.3CR
Yasuo Sano 2018/08/07.54918.3CR
Mauro Bachini 2018/08/18
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/08/22.15319.0CV
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/08/26.99019.2CV
Claudio Balcon 2018/08/27.91518.3CR
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/08/28.12519.2CV
Enrico Prosperi 2018/08/28.81718.3:R
Yasuo Sano 2017/09/01.63518.7CR
Nick James 2017/09/03.936C
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/09/04.83019.5CV
G. Wells 2018/09/08.00018.7CV
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/09/12.83019.6CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/09/20.49118.9CR
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/10/03.90619.6CV
Yasuo Sano 2018/10/04.57619.3CR
Claudio Balcon 2018/10/13.82020.1CV
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/10/23.87520.3CV
Manfred Mrotzek 2018/11/08.810C
Cedric Raguenaud 2018/12/28.833Cunconfirmed

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