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SN 1917A

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Other designations
  
SN 1917A

Spectral class
  
SN.II

Constellation
  
Cepheus

Event type
  
Supernova

Date
  
19 July 1917

Host
  
Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946)

SN 1917A is a supernova that occurred in the Fireworks Galaxy on 19 July 1917. Discovered by George Willis Ritchey, it reached a peak magnitude of 14.6 mag and is 37"W and 105"S of the core of the Fireworks Galaxy

References

SN 1917A Wikipedia