2011/12/14 by D. Lennarz, Dirk Lennarz, D. Altmann +3 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117666
published as A&A 538, A120 (2012) · 9 pages, 12 figures, catalogue is available at http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/538/A120
openalex publication_date 2011/12/14 · arxiv created 2012/02/14 · arxiv updated 2012/02/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
In this paper a new supernova catalogue containing data for 5526 extragalactic supernovae that were discovered up to 2010 December 31 is presented. It combines several catalogues that are currently available online in a consistent and traceable way. During the comparison of the catalogues inconsistent entries were identified and resolved where possible. Remaining inconsistencies are marked transparently and can be easily identified. Thus it is possible to select a high-quality sample in a most simple way. Where available, redshift-based distance estimates to the supernovae were replaced by journal-refereed distances. Examples of statistical studies that are now possible with this new catalogue are presented in this paper.