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 supernovas of historical significance includes events that were observed prior to the development of photography, and individual events before 2000 that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.
List of supernovae before 2000 For supernovae since 2000 see List of supernovae.
In most entries, the year when the supernova was seen is part of the designation (1st column).
See also Lists of astronomical objects List of supernovae List of most distant supernovae List of supernova candidates List of supernova remnants
References
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