Bright Supernovae - 2003
This data comes from IAU Circulars and occasionally more data will be provided on IAU's Astronomical Headlines page. An archive of the 2003 updates to this page is available.
This is a list of the Supernovae discovered in 2003. Please look at the main page for the latest data.   Note that Extra galactic Novae have been moved to a special Extra galactic novae page.   For more information, you can look at the following Supernova Catalogs:
For the year 2003, 338 (actually 4 fewer) supernovae have been reported (334 last year) a new record, for the third year in a row.   73 in NGC and IC galaxies (64 last year), 148 got brighter than 18th Mag (122 last year).  21 extragalactic novae were also reported.  The brightest supernova reported for the year is 2003hv at mag 12.3 followed by 2003gd (in M74) at mag 13.2 and then 2003gs at mag 13.4.  
2003ma, IAUC 9092 2003/12/13 by SuperMACHO Mag 23.0 (20.5) type IIn
Possible supernova, IAUC 8992 2003/04/17.4, NGC 5900, Mag 17.4
Probable supernova, ATEL 1639, 2003/06/03.891, Mag 20.5 (Discovery image)
2003lz,
IAUC 8371
discovered 2003/10/30.83 by
Lulin Observatory
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2003ls,
IAUC 8271
discovered 2003/12/22.3 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003lr,
IAUC 8266
discovered 2003/12/28.2 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003lq,
IAUC 8262
discovered 2003/12/28.1 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003lp,
IAUC 8261
discovered 2003/12/31.46 by
Tim Puckett and D. Toth
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2003lo,
IAUC 8261
discovered 2003/12/31.14 by
Tim Puckett and B. Kerns
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2003ld,
IAUC 8260
discovered 2003/12/28.02 by
Tim Puckett and L. Cox
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2003lc,
IAUC 8260
discovered 2003/12/26.03 by
Tim Puckett and L. Cox
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2003lb,
IAUC 8260
discovered 2003/12/25.817 by
Michel Ory
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2003la,
IAUC 8259
discovered 2003/12/18.031 by
Tom Boles
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2003kz,
IAUC 8257
discovered 2003/12/16.092 by
Tom Boles
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2003ky,
IAUC 8254
discovered 2003/12/08.180 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003kx,
IAUC 8254
discovered 2003/12/08.068 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003kw,
IAUC 8252
discovered 2003/12/07.143 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003ki,
IAUC 8245
discovered 2003/11/28.00 by
Tom Boles
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2003kh,
IAUC 8245
discovered 2003/11/27.80 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003kg,
IAUC 8245
discovered 2003/11/27.79 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003kf,
IAUC 8245
discovered 2003/11/27.4 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003ke,
IAUC 8243
discovered 2003/11/23.6 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003kd,
IAUC 8243
discovered 2003/11/23.3 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003kc,
IAUC 8242
discovered 2003/11/21.6 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003kb,
IAUC 8241
discovered 2003/11/18.5 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003ka,
IAUC 8241
discovered 2003/11/16.2 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003jz,
IAUC 8241
discovered 2003/11/13.18 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003jh,
IAUC 8236
discovered 2003/10/29.4 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003jg,
IAUC 8235
discovered 2003/10/24.800 by
Perth Astronomical Research Group
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2003jf,
IAUC 8233
discovered 2003/10/26.785 by
Tom Boles
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2003je,
IAUC 8232
discovered 2003/10/25.5 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003jd,
IAUC 8232
discovered 2003/10/25.2 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003jc,
IAUC 8232
discovered 2003/10/24.2 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003jb,
IAUC 8232
discovered 2003/10/23.84 by
Ron Arbour
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2003ja,
IAUC 8231
discovered 2003/10/22.4 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003iz,
IAUC 8230
discovered 2003/10/21.4 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003iy,
IAUC 8230
discovered 2003/10/20.387 by
Koichi Itagaki
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2003ix,
IAUC 8229
discovered 2003/10/19.5 by
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
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2003iw,
IAUC 8226
discovered 2003/10/17.95 by
Tom Boles;
Mark Armstrong
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2003iv,
IAUC 8226
discovered 2003/10/17.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003iu,
IAUC 8226
discovered 2003/10/16.07 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003it,
IAUC 8225
discovered 2003/10/13.13 by
Tim Puckett and L. Cox
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2003is,
IAUC 8224
discovered 2003/10/14.1 by
LOTOSS
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2003ir,
IAUC 8221
discovered 2003/10/11.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003iq,
IAUC 8219
discovered 2003/10/08.958 by
JM Llapasset
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2003ip,
IAUC 8214
discovered 2003/10/01.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003io,
IAUC 8214
discovered 2003/09/30.27 by
Tim Puckett and B. Kerns
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2003in,
IAUC 8214
discovered 2003/09/30.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003im,
IAUC 8214
discovered 2003/09/30.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003ik,
IAUC 8212
discovered 2003/09/29.081 by
Tom Boles
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2003ij,
IAUC 8210
discovered 2003/09/25.954 by
Tom Boles
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2003ii,
IAUC 8208
discovered 2003/09/23.030 by
Tom Boles
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2003ih,
IAUC 8207
discovered 2003/09/15.04 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003ig,
IAUC 8207
discovered 2003/09/22.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003if,
IAUC 8206
discovered 2003/09/20.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ie,
IAUC 8205
discovered 2003/09/19.839 by
Ron Arbour
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2003id,
IAUC 8201
discovered 2003/09/16.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ic,
IAUC 8201
discovered 2003/09/16.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003ib,
IAUC 8201
discovered 2003/09/16.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003ia,
IAUC 8201
discovered 2003/09/15.422 by
Koichi Itagaki
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2003hz,
IAUC 8201
discovered 2003/09/14.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hy,
IAUC 8200
discovered 2003/09/14.007 by
Tom Boles;
Mark Armstrong
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2003hx,
IAUC 8199
discovered 2003/09/12.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hw,
IAUC 8198
discovered 2003/09/08.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hv,
IAUC 8197
discovered 2003/09/01.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hu,
IAUC 8196
discovered 2003/09/06.698 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003ht,
IAUC 8192
discovered 2003/09/01.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hs,
IAUC 8191
discovered 2003/08/31.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003hr,
IAUC 8191
discovered 2003/08/31.16 by
Tom Boles
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2003hq,
IAUC 8191
discovered 2003/08/30.89 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003hp,
IAUC 8188
discovered 2003/08/25.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003ho,
IAUC 8186
discovered 2003/07/31.796 by
Berto Monard
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2003hn,
IAUC 8186
discovered 2003/08/25.07 by
Robert Evans
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2003hm,
IAUC 8185
discovered 2003/08/20.112 by
Tom Boles
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2003hl,
IAUC 8184
discovered 2003/08/20.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hk,
IAUC 8184
discovered 2003/08/20.11 by
Tom Boles;
LOTOSS
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2003hj,
IAUC 8184
discovered 2003/08/19.92 by
Tom Boles
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2003hi,
IAUC 8184
discovered 2003/08/19.87 by
Tom Boles
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2003hh,
IAUC 8184
discovered 2003/08/18.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hg,
IAUC 8184
discovered 2003/08/18.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003hf,
IAUC 8182
discovered 2003/08/14.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003he,
IAUC 8182
discovered 2003/08/11.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003hd,
IAUC 8179
discovered 2003/08/09.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003hc,
IAUC 8179
discovered 2003/08/07.094 by
Tom Boles
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2003gx,
IAUC 8178
discovered 2003/08/03.038 by
Tom Boles
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2003gw,
IAUC 8176
discovered 2003/08/07.114 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003gv,
IAUC 8175
discovered 2003/08/06.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003gu,
IAUC 8173
discovered 2003/08/03.051 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003gt,
IAUC 8172
discovered 2003/07/29.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003gs,
IAUC 8171
discovered 2003/07/29.75 by
Robert Evans
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2003gr,
IAUC 8169
discovered 2003/07/27.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003gq,
IAUC 8168
discovered 2003/07/24.32 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis;
LOTOSS
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2003gp,
IAUC 8168
discovered 2003/07/23.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003go,
IAUC 8168
discovered 2003/07/22.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003gn,
IAUC 8168
discovered 2003/07/22.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003gm,
IAUC 8164
discovered 2003/07/06.2 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003gl,
IAUC 8163
discovered 2003/07/05.4 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003gk,
IAUC 8162
discovered 2003/07/01.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003gj,
IAUC 8161
discovered 2003/06/30.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003gi,
IAUC 8161
discovered 2003/05/17.108 by
Berto Monard
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2003gh,
IAUC 8159
discovered 2003/06/29.737 by
Berto Monard
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2003gg,
IAUC 8158
discovered 2003/06/27.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003gf,
IAUC 8156
discovered 2003/06/24.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ge,
IAUC 8154
discovered 2003/06/21.19 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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2003gd,
IAUC 8150
discovered 2003/06/11.12 by
Robert Evans
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2003gc,
IAUC 8150
discovered 2003/03/27.14 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003fd,
IAUC 8147
discovered 2003/06/09.2 by
LOTOSS; Tim Puckett and D. Ireland
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2003fc,
IAUC 8143
discovered 2003/06/05.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003fb,
IAUC 8143
discovered 2003/06/05.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003fa,
IAUC 8142
discovered 2003/06/01.4 by
LOTOSS
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Nova NGC 6822 2003,
IAUC 8141
discovered 2003/05/28.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003ez,
IAUC 8141
discovered 2003/06/01.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003ex, 2003ey,
IAUC 8141
discovered 2003/03/26.44 and 2003/05/24.33 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
the brightest of which was mag 18.8. (CSP/LOC 2003ey image)
(Discovery images)
(References: IAUC 8142; vsnet-campaign-sn 630, 632)
2003ew,
IAUC 8141
discovered 2003/01/04.7 by
HST
currently at Mag < 26.0.
(References: vsnet-campaign-sn 630)
2003ev,
IAUC 8140
discovered 2003/06/01.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003ep,
IAUC 8140
discovered 2003/05/17.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003eo,
IAUC 8140
discovered 2003/03/27.14 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
currently at Mag < 20.3.
2003en,
IAUC 8140
discovered 2003/01/03.2 by
HST
currently at at Mag < 26.2.
2003em,
IAUC 8137
discovered 2003/05/27.185 by
Berto Monard
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2003el,
IAUC 8135
discovered 2003/05/22.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003ek,
IAUC 8134
discovered 2003/05/20.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ej,
IAUC 8134
discovered 2003/05/20.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003ei,
IAUC 8134
discovered 2003/05/19.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003eh,
IAUC 8134
discovered 2003/05/17.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003eg,
IAUC 8134
discovered 2003/05/17.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003ef,
IAUC 8131
discovered 2003/05/11.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003ee,
IAUC 8130
discovered 2003/04/05.20 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003ed,
IAUC 8129
discovered 2003/05/03.496 by
Koichi Itagaki
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2003ec,
IAUC 8128
discovered 2003/05/02.901 by
Lulin Observatory
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2003dw,
IAUC 8124
discovered 2003/04/26.17 by
Doug Rich
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2003dv,
IAUC 8121
discovered 2003/04/22.4 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003du,
IAUC 8121
discovered 2003/04/22.4 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003dt,
IAUC 8120
discovered 2003/04/22.5 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003ds,
IAUC 8120
discovered 2003/04/14.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003dr,
IAUC 8117
discovered 2003/04/13.18 by
Tim Puckett and D. Toth;
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003dl,
IAUC 8115
discovered 2003/03/31.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003di,
IAUC 8114
discovered 2003/02/04.58 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003dh
(= GRB 030329),
IAUC 8114
discovered 2003/03/29.484 by
HETE Science team
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2003dg,
IAUC 8113
discovered 2003/04/08.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003de,
IAUC 8111
discovered 2003/04/01.14 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003db,
IAUC 8108
discovered 2003/04/07.00 by
Tom Boles; Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003da,
IAUC 8108
discovered 2003/04/06.90 by
Tom Boles
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2003cv,
IAUC 8104
discovered 2003/03/31.13 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003cu,
IAUC 8104
discovered 2003/03/27.14 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
last reported at Mag 20.2.
(References: vsnet-campaign-sn 595)
2003ct,
IAUC 8103
discovered 2003/03/27.19 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
last reported at Mag 19.1.
(References:vsnet-campaign-sn 593)
2003cs,
IAUC 8103
discovered 2003/02/03.49 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003cr,
IAUC 8103
discovered 2003/03/31.18 by
Tom Boles
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2003cq,
IAUC 8103
discovered 2003/03/30.84 by
Ron Arbour
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2003cp,
IAUC 8103
discovered 2003/03/30.86 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003co,
IAUC 8102
discovered 2003/03/22.14 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003cn,
IAUC 8101
discovered 2003/03/30 by
LOTOSS
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2003cm,
IAUC 8101
discovered 2003/03/27.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ci,
IAUC 8097
discovered 2003/03/21.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003ch,
IAUC 8097
discovered 2003/03/21.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003cg,
IAUC 8097
discovered 2003/03/21.51 by
Koichi Itagaki; Ron Arbour
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2003cb,
IAUC 8094
discovered 2003/03/13.4 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003bw,
IAUC 8093
discovered 2003/03/12.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003bv,
IAUC 8093
discovered 2003/03/11.99 by
Tom Boles
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2003bu,
IAUC 8092
discovered 2003/03/11.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003bt,
IAUC 8091
discovered 2003/03/09.3 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003bs,
IAUC 8090
discovered 2003/03/03.48 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003br,
IAUC 8090
discovered 2003/03/07.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003bq,
IAUC 8089
discovered 2003/03/06.95 by
Tom Boles
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2003bp,
IAUC 8089
discovered 2003/03/06.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003bn,
IAUC 8088
discovered 2003/02/27.48 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003bm,
IAUC 8086
discovered 2003/03/02.89 by
Tom Boles
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2003bl,
IAUC 8086
discovered 2003/03/02.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003bk,
IAUC 8086
discovered 2003/02/28.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003bj,
IAUC 8085
discovered 2003/02/27.8 by
Robin Chassagne
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2003bh, 2003bi, IAUC 8084 discovered 2003/02/21.32 - 22.43 by Nearby Supernova Factory the brightest of which is Mag 19.6. (References: vsnet-campaign-sn 570)
2003bg,
IAUC 8082
discovered 2003/02/25.7 by
Robin Chassagne
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2003bf,
IAUC 8082
discovered 2003/02/18.45 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003aw,
IAUC 8077
discovered 2003/02/06.26 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003au,
IAUC 8075
discovered 2003/02/17.5 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003at,
IAUC 8074
discovered 2003/02/15.15 by
Mark Armstrong
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2003as,
IAUC 8073
discovered 2003/02/13.909 by
Tom Boles
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2003ar,
IAUC 8072
discovered 2003/02/06.162 by
Tom Boles
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2003aq,
IAUC 8072
discovered 2003/02/06.070 by
Tom Boles
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2003ap,
IAUC 8071
discovered 2003/02/09.31 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003ao,
IAUC 8070
discovered 2003/01/30.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003an,
IAUC 8069
discovered 2003/02/09.6 by
LOTOSS
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2003am,
IAUC 8069
discovered 2003/02/09.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ai,
IAUC 8068
discovered 2003/02/8.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ah,
IAUC 8068
discovered 2003/02/08.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003ag,
IAUC 8068
discovered 2003/02/7.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003af,
IAUC 8067
discovered 2003/01/19 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003ae,
IAUC 8066
discovered 2003/01/23.38 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003ad,
IAUC 8065
discovered 2003/02/03.47 by
Tim Puckett and Jack Newton
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2003ac,
IAUC 8064
discovered 2003/01/07.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003ab,
IAUC 8064
discovered 2003/02/01.971 by
Tom Boles
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2003aa,
IAUC 8063
discovered 2003/01/31.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003Z,
IAUC 8062
discovered 2003/01/29.7 by
BAO
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2003Y,
IAUC 8062
discovered 2003/01/29.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003X,
IAUC 8062
discovered 2003/01/28.25 by
Tom Boles
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2003W,
IAUC 8061
discovered 2003/01/28.4 by
LOTOSS
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2003V,
IAUC 8060
discovered 2003/01/16.16 by
Nearby Supernova Factory
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2003U,
IAUC 8059
discovered 2003/01/27.153 by
Tom Boles
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2003T,
IAUC 8058
discovered 2003/01/25.4 by
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003S,
IAUC 8058
discovered 2003/01/24.6 by
LOTOSS
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2003P,
IAUC 8057
discovered 2003/01/23.916 by
Tom Boles
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2003O,
IAUC 8055
discovered 2003/01/18.96 by
Doug Rich
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2003M,
IAUC 8048
discovered 2002/12/23.5 by
LOTOSS
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2003L,
IAUC 8048
discovered 2003/01/12.148 by
Tom Boles;
Mike Schwartz,
LOTOSS
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2003K,
IAUC 8048
discovered 2003/01/11.32 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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2003J,
IAUC 8048
discovered 2003/01/11.32 by
Tim Puckett and Jack Newton;
R. Kushida
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2003I,
IAUC 8046
discovered 2003/01/08.604 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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2003H,
IAUC 8045
discovered 2003/01/08.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003G,
IAUC 8045
discovered 2003/01/08.2 by
LOTOSS
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2003F,
IAUC 8045
discovered 2003/01/08.16 by
LOTOSS;
Tim Puckett and D. Toth
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2003E,
IAUC 8044
discovered 2003/01/05.3 by
LOTOSS
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2003D,
IAUC 8043
discovered 2003/01/06.29 by
Tim Puckett and Alex Langoussis
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2003C,
IAUC 8043
discovered 2003/01/06.02 by
Tim Puckett and L. Cox
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2003B,
IAUC 8042
discovered 2002/12/28.09 by
Robert Evans
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2003A,
IAUC 8041
discovered 2003/01/03.5 by
Mike Schwartz, LOTOSS
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