Supernova discovery statistics for 1998

These are supernova stastics for the year 1998. If there are other statistics you are interested in, please let me know.
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For the year 1998, 167 supernovae and 0 extragalactic novae were reported.
161 of these supernovae were named by CBAT,
0 were given possible supernova designations,
and 6 were not reported to CBAT.
42 supernovae were found in NGC/IC galaxies, 149 were found in named galaxies
21 objects were discovered by amateurs
3 were brighter than 13th Magnitude
21 were brighter than 16th Magnitude
59 were brighter than 18th Magnitude
77 Type I supernovae were found
  70 Type Ia
    0 Type Ia-02cx
    0 Type Ia-91bg
    0 Type Ia-91T
    2 Type Ia-pec
  4 Type Ib
    0 Type Ibn
    0 Type Ib-pec
  3 Type Ic
    0 Type Icn
    1 Type Ic-pec
  0 Type SLSN-I
31 Type II supernovae were found
  3 Type IIn
  2 Type IIP
  0 Type IIb
  0 Type IIL
  0 Type SLSN-II
  1 Type II-pec
0 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


  24 objects were discovered by LOSS (prof) (1998fa)
  24 objects were discovered by Supernova Cosmology Project (prof) (1998er)
  22 objects were discovered by Mount Stromlo (prof) (1998fb)
  21 objects were discovered by High Z Supernova Search (prof) (1998ff)
  13 objects were discovered by EROS (prof) (1998dc)
  13 objects were discovered by Roberto Antezana (prof) (1998ew)
   8 objects were discovered by BAO Supernova Survey (prof) (1998ec)
   5 objects were discovered by Jean Mueller (prof) (1998ex)
   5 objects were discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky (prof) (1998eh)
   4 objects were discovered by Mike Schwartz (1998ct)
   4 objects were discovered by Perth Astronomical Research Group (prof) (1998ce)
   4 objects were discovered by Wise Observatory Optical Transients Search (prof) (1998fd)
   3 objects were discovered by Mark Armstrong (1998bp)
   2 objects were discovered by Ron Arbour (1998ey)
   2 objects were discovered by Tim Puckett et al. (1998cs)
   1 objects were discovered by Abastumani Observatory (Nova M31 1998 4)
   1 objects were discovered by Alexander Wassilieff (1998cx)
   1 objects were discovered by Brett White (1998dq)
   1 objects were discovered by CfA Supernova group (prof) (1998R)
   1 objects were discovered by ESO (prof) (1998bw)
   1 objects were discovered by Eric Emsellem (1998cf)
   1 objects were discovered by Gal-Yam, Maoz (1998cg)
   1 objects were discovered by Kniazev et al. (1998bv)
   1 objects were discovered by L. E. Gonzalez (prof) (1998em)
   1 objects were discovered by Mirko Villi (1998bu)
   1 objects were discovered by Tom Boles (1998eg)
   1 objects were discovered by U.K. Infrared Telescope (Possible Supernova)
   1 objects were discovered by Wayne Johnson (aka Mr. Galaxy) (1998co)

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