Supernova 2026aaiv in NGC 7331

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2026aaiv in NGC 7331.   Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page.  

image Discovered by ATLAS (USA).   This one is a Type Ia (z=0.003) (zhost=0.0027218).   Last year 2025rbs was our brighest supernova of the year, and this one is of the same type in the same host galaxy!   We have a Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.   This supernova is in the Constellation Pegasus.

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
Koichi Itagaki 2026/09/01.52617.9Cprediscovery
Pepe Manteca 2026/09/03.0
Andy Cason 2026/09/03.140
Jean-Claude Merlin 2026/09/03.842C
Roberto DeLorenzo 2026/09/03.85115.3C
Laurent Vadrot 2026/09/03.852C
Giancarlo Cortini 2026/09/03.96014.8c
Emilio Guzman 2026/09/04.000Cfacebook
Gunter Kleinschuster 2026/09/04.000Cfacebook color
Charles Keller 2026/09/04.000Cfacebook
Pepe Manteca 2026/09/04.03114.9V
Carlos Segarra 2026/09/04.04714.2G
Oliver Schneider 2026/09/04.094Ccolor, wow
Marie Newnham 2026/09/04.149C
Jean-Claude Merlin 2026/09/04.19613.9V
Gianluca Masi 2026/09/04.83013.7Rfacebook
Sandro Fossi 2026/09/04.93214.0Ccolor
Ian Sharp 2026/09/05.000Cfacebook
Pepe Manteca 2026/09/05.000Ccolor
Steven Laporte 2026/09/05.000C
Alessandro Cipolat Bares 2026/09/05.000Cfacebook color
Nazmus Nasir 2026/09/05.062C
Pepe Manteca 2026/09/05.23614.4V
Yasuo Sano 2026/09/05.47614.2C
Nicolas Delaunoy 2026/09/05.87713.8V
Jordi Camarasa 2026/09/05.93412.9G
Giancarlo Cortini 2026/09/06.02013.4c
Tom Wildoner 2026/09/06.08613.7V
Pepe Manteca 2026/09/06.261C
Salvatore Pellogrino 2026/09/06.939Cfacebook

Light curves and Spectra:

  • Gianluce Masi spectrum facebook
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