A supernova is an event in which a star destroys itself in an explosion which can briefly become as luminous as an entire galaxy. This list of supernovae of historical significance includes events since 2000 that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.
List of supernovae since 2000 For supernovae before 2000, see List of supernovae (before 2000).
In most entries, the year when the supernova was seen is part of the designation (1st column).
Supernova statistics
See also Lists of astronomical objects List of supernovae (before 2000) List of most distant supernovae List of supernova candidates List of supernova remnants novae supernovae hypernovae
References
Further reading Green, David A. (2015). Orchiston, Wayne; Green, David A.; Strom, Richard (eds.). Historical Supernova Explosions in Our Galaxy and Their Remnants. New Insights From Recent Studies in Historical Astronomy: Following in the Footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Vol. 43. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp. 91–100. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07614-0_7. ISBN 978-3-319-07613-3.
External links The Open Cataclysmic Variable Catalog IAU Supernovae on the Transient Name Server (TNS) Supernovae through 2015 at IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT). WISeREP – The Weizmann Interactive Supernova data Repository