Other designations | SN 1917A |
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Event type | Supernova |
Spectral class | SN.II |
Observation | |
Date | 19 July 1917 |
Location | |
Constellation | Cepheus |
Host | Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) |
Characteristics | |
Energetics | |
Peak apparent magnitude | 14.6 |
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SN 1917A is a supernova that occurred in the Fireworks Galaxy on 19 July 1917. Discovered by George Willis Ritchey, it reached a peak magnitude of 14.6 mag and is 37"W and 105"S of the core of the Fireworks Galaxy