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- Interstellar scintillation
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Date | 31 July 2004 18:15 UTC |
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Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 07h 37m 17.044s |
Declination | +65° 35′ 57.84″ |
Epoch | J2000 |
Host | NGC 2403 |
Peak apparent magnitude | +11.2 |
SN 2004dj was the brightest supernova since SN 1987A at the time of its discovery.[citation needed]

This Type II-P supernova was discovered by Japanese astronomer Kōichi Itagaki on 31 July 2004. At the time of its discovery, its apparent brightness was 11.2 visual magnitude; the discovery occurred after the supernova had reached its peak magnitude.[2][3] The supernova's progenitor is a star in a young, compact star cluster in the galaxy NGC 2403, in Camelopardalis. The cluster had been cataloged as the 96th object in a list of luminous stars and clusters by Allan Sandage in 1984; the progenitor is therefore commonly referred to as Sandage 96. This cluster is easily visible in a Kitt Peak National Observatory image and appears starlike.
References
[edit]- ^ "Download Data". aavso.org. AAVSO. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Nakano, S.; Itagaki, K.; Bouma, R. J.; Lehky, M.; Hornoch, K. (2004-08-01). "Supernova 2004dj in NGC 2403". International Astronomical Union Circular (8377): 1. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8377....1N. ISSN 0081-0304.
- ^ A. J., Nayana; Chandra, Poonam; K. Ray, Alak (2018-08-20). "Long-term Behavior of a Type IIP Supernova SN 2004dj in the Radio Bands". The Astrophysical Journal. 863 (2): 163. Bibcode:2018ApJ...863..163N. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aad17a. ISSN 1538-4357.
Further reading
[edit]- Vinkó, J.; et al. (July 2006). "The first year of SN 2004dj in NGC 2403". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 369 (4): 1780–1796. arXiv:astro-ph/0604230. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.369.1780V. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10416.x.
External links
[edit]- Light curves and spectra on the Open Supernova Catalog
- supernovae.net image collection
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Cropped and rotated HST photograph (7 September 2004)
- Bright Supernova page on 2004dj