Discovery and Extensive Follow-Up of SN 2024ggi, a nearby type IIP supernova in NGC 3621

Ting-Wan Chen, Sheng Yang, Shubham Srivastav +45

We present the discovery and early observations of the nearby Type II supernova (SN) 2024ggi in NGC 3621 at 6.64 +/- 0.3 Mpc. The SN was caught 5.8 (+1.9 -2.9) hours after its expl…