Supernova discovery statistics for 1997

These are supernova stastics for the year 1997. If there are other statistics you are interested in, please let me know.
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For the year 1997, 165 supernovae and 0 extragalactic novae were reported.
163 of these supernovae were named by CBAT,
2 were given possible supernova designations,
and 0 were not reported to CBAT.
29 supernovae were found in NGC/IC galaxies, 154 were found in named galaxies
25 objects were discovered by amateurs
0 were brighter than 13th Magnitude
13 were brighter than 16th Magnitude
40 were brighter than 18th Magnitude
80 Type I supernovae were found
  71 Type Ia
    0 Type Ia-02cx
    0 Type Ia-91bg
    0 Type Ia-91T
    1 Type Ia-pec
  3 Type Ib
    0 Type Ibn
    0 Type Ib-pec
  5 Type Ic
    0 Type Icn
    0 Type Ic-pec
  0 Type SLSN-I
30 Type II supernovae were found
  4 Type IIn
  2 Type IIP
  0 Type IIb
  0 Type IIL
  0 Type SLSN-II
  0 Type II-pec
1 LBV (supernova impostors) were found
0 were not supernovae or Extragalactic novae.
54 were untyped
Of the 0 novae that were reported  0 were reported to CBAT and 0 were not
  0 were given official names by CBAT
  0 were found in M31
  0 were found in M81
  0 were found in M33
  0 were untyped


  48 objects were discovered by Supernova Cosmology Project (prof) (1997ey)
  40 objects were discovered by High Z Supernova Search (prof) (1997dy)
  16 objects were discovered by Mount Stromlo (prof) (1997fb)
  15 objects were discovered by BAO Supernova Survey (prof) (1997dt)
  10 objects were discovered by EROS (prof) (1997ee)
   5 objects were discovered by Masakatsu Aoki (1997ei)
   4 objects were discovered by Jean Mueller (prof) (1997ct)
   3 objects were discovered by Mike Schwartz (1997db)
   2 objects were discovered by Galaxy Zoo (AT1997fi)
   2 objects were discovered by Gilliland, Phillips (1997fg)
   2 objects were discovered by Roberto Antezana (prof) (1997eh)
   1 objects were discovered by Alessandro Gabrijelcic (1997B)
   1 objects were discovered by Alexander Wassilieff (1997de)
   1 objects were discovered by CfA Supernova group (prof) (1997W)
   1 objects were discovered by Denis Christen (1997dp)
   1 objects were discovered by Duilia de Mello (1997D)
   1 objects were discovered by Hagen, Reimers (1997ab)
   1 objects were discovered by Hardin (1997bt)
   1 objects were discovered by J. Maza (1997A)
   1 objects were discovered by LOSS (prof) (1997bs)
   1 objects were discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky (prof) (1997ej)
   1 objects were discovered by McDonald Observatory Supernova Search Team (1997cq)
   1 objects were discovered by Perth Astronomical Research Group (prof) (1997Z)
   1 objects were discovered by Reiki Kushida (1997E)
   1 objects were discovered by Robert Evans (1997bp)
   1 objects were discovered by Stephen Laurie (1997bq)
   1 objects were discovered by Tom Boles (1997dn)
   1 objects were discovered by University of Texas Observatory Supernova Search Team (prof) (1997ea)
   1 objects were discovered by Yasuo Sano (1997ef)

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