The Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) is conducted by astronomers from Australia and New Zealand since mid 2008 to search for new supernovae in the southern hemisphere.[2] In 2022 the group won the Astronomical Society of Australia's Page Medal[3] for having found around 200 confirmed supernovas.[4][5][6]
List of discoveries
edit| SN Name[2] | Host Galaxy | Date | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT2021xtf | PGC64029 | 2021-09-03 | 16.8 |
| AT2021skl | ESO297-G16 | 2021-06-25 | 16.7 |
| SN2021Itk | IC4367 | 2021-05-21 | 17.6 |
| AT2021gfp | ESO42-G14 | 2021-03-18 | 18.8 |
| AT2020kbv | ESO184-G64 | 2020-05-16 | 18.5 |
| AT2020jvs | NGC642 | 2020-05-13 | 15.9 |
| SN2020cdr | ESO119-13 | 2020-02-09 | 17.3 |
| SN2019mhm | NGC6753 | 2019-08-02 | 16.6 |
| SN2019icv | IC5186 | 2019-06-24 | 16 |
| SN2019has | PGC133907 | 2019-06-07 | 15.9 |
| SN2019hsa | NGC7038 | 2018-11-01 | 16.0 |
| AT2018hmy | ESO-124-G-18 | 2018-10-21 | 16.8 |
| SN2018ecf | PGC50325 | 2018-07-23 | 16.5 |
| SN2018dfg | NGC5468 | 2018-07-10 | 17.8 |
| SN2018ctw | ESO-297-G-36 | 2018-06-21 | 17.4 |
| SN2018bta | ESO-101-G-20 | 2018-05-17 | 16.4 |
| SN2018bbv | ESO-68-G-13 | 2018-04-25 | 17.1 |
| AT2018bbI | NGC7421 | 2018-04-24 | 17.4 |
| AT2018vv | ESO-158-G-7 | 2018-02-08 | 18 |
| SN2017ixh | NGC2297 | 2017-12-15 | 17 |
| SN2017hxt | PGC128734 | 2017-11-08 | 17.1 |
| SN2017hbj | ESO-084-G-020 | 2017-10-03 | 16 |
| SN2017ggw | ESO-246-G-21 | 2017-08-22 | 17.9 |
| AT2017fus | ESO-464-G12 | 2017-07-29 | 18 |
| AT2017fqz | ESO-267-IG-041 | 2017-07-25 | 16.5 |
| SN2017ezd | ESO-339-G-009 | 2017-06-17 | 16.9 |
| AT2017ewu | ESO-104-G-003 | 2017-06-19 | 17.7 |
| AT2017ewt | IC2103 | 2017-06-20 | 16.8 |
| AT2017eoc | ESO-215-G-037 | 2017-06-08 | 17.1 |
| AT2017dgg | NGC1500 | 2017-04-21 | 17.9 |
| SN2016adj | NGC5128 | 2016-02-08[7] | 14 |
| AT2015cr | ESO-596-G-10 | 2015-07-19 | 18 |
| AT2017cet | NGC922 | 2017-03-15 | 16.2 |
| SN2017caw | PGC22822 | 2017-03-08 | 18.0 |
| SN2017bzc | NGC7552 | 2017-03-07 | 12.8 |
| SN2017bzb | NGC7424 | 2017-03-07 | 13.0 |
| SN2017acd | PGC612475 | 2017-02-02 | 17.3 |
| SN2017iye | NGC2466 | 2016-12-19 | 17.4 |
| AT2017iro | ESO 200-G-054 | 2016-12-03 | 18.5 |
References
edit- ^ Gianopoulos, Andrea (2021-12-15). "Hubble Views a Galaxy With an Explosive Past". NASA. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ a b "BOSS-Backyard Observatory Supernova Search". Home. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "The Berenice and Arthur Page Medal". Astronomical Society of Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "This greenkeeper built an observatory to study planets. His work is helping scientists understand Saturn". ABC News. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Backyard Astronomers Win Recognition From The Professionals - SpaceRef". spaceref.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Wuth, Robyn (16 April 2022). "Backyard stargazers win top prize". Perth Now. The West Australian. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Backyard discovery of a supernova in the Hamburger!". Perth Observatory. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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