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. In 2022 the group won the Astronomical Society of Australia's Page Medal for having found around 200 confirmed supernovas.
List of discoveries
| SN Name | 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 | 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
- Gianopoulos, Andrea (2021-12-15). "Hubble Views a Galaxy With an Explosive Past". NASA. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "BOSS-Backyard Observatory Supernova Search". Home. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. 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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