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Originally Posted by PeterM
Now at mag 11.5, an, as best as I can tell from going through the bright supernova pages, it would appear 2013aa is in fact the brightest supernova discovery in the 26 years since 1987A! The next closest is 1980K in NGC6946 at mag 11.4
So well worth the effort to track this down visually for all those wanting to see the end of one stellar life cycle that likely starts another.
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And further to this, I see on the Bright Supernova Page that Stu has discovered the 2 brightest SNe for 2013..ie The brightest SN of the year are 2013aa (Mag 11.6) followed by 2013E (Mag 14.0) in IC2532...he's on fire alright!