SN 2009ip

SN 2009ip was a supernova discovered in 2009 in the spiral galaxy NGC 7259 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.^[2] Since the brightness waned after days post-discovery, it was redesignated as Luminous blue variable (LBV) supernova impostor.^[3]

SN 2009ip

Light curves for the 2012 outburst of SN 2009ip, in four photometric bands, plotted from data published by Graham et al. (2014)[1]
Event type	Supernova
type IIn
Constellation	Piscis Austrinus
Right ascension	22h 23m 08.26s[2]
Declination	−28° 56′ 52.4″[2]
Epoch	J2000.0
Notable features	located in the host galaxy NGC 7259

During the following years several luminous outbursts were detected from the SN 2009ip.^[4][3] In September 2012 SN 2009ip was classified as a young type IIn supernova.^[5]