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A supernova typically has an absolute magnitude between -14 and -16. Bright supernovae include the following.
| date |
name |
| 1006 |
Arab supernova |
| 1054 |
Crab Nebula (Taurus) supernova |
| 1572 |
Tycho's supernova |
| 1604 |
Kepler's supernova |
| 1667 |
Casseopia A |
| 1987 |
Supernova 1987A (Sanduleak  in the Large Magellanic Cloud) |
There are three types of supernovae:
- 1. Speculated to be caused by the transfer of matter from a main sequence star to its white dwarf
companion in a binary system (such that the white dwarf gains a mass greater than the Chandrasekhar
limit ).
- 2. Caused by the formation of an iron core; leaves behind a neutron star or black
hole.
- 3. Caused by carbon detonation; leaves no stellar remnant.
 Gamma Ray Burster, Nova, Supernova Remnant
Goldsmith, D. Supernova!: The Violent Death of a Star. 1990.
Marschall, L. A. The Supernova Story. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994.
Rees, M. J. and Stoneham, R. J. (Eds.).
Supernovae: A Survey of Current Research: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Cambridge, U. K., June 29-July 10, 1981. Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel, 1982.
Woosley, S. E. (Ed.). Supernovae: The Tenth Santa Cruz Workshop in Astronomy and Astrophysics, July 9 to 21, 1989, Lick Observatory. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1991.
© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein
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