SN 1999eu

SN 1999eu
Event typeSupernova 
SN
Date5 November 1999
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension02h 46m 20.79s
Declination-30° 19' 06.1"
EpochJ2000.0
Galactic coordinates227.0163 -64.6743
Distance45 Mly
RemnantIIP
HostNGC 1097
Peak apparent magnitude17.3
Other designationsSN 1999eu, AAVSO 0242-30

SN 1999eu was a type IIP supernova that happened in NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away, in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered 5 November 1999, possibly three months after its initial brightening, and is unusually under-luminous for a type II supernova.