February 15, 2002.
Super Nova in M74, SN 2002 ap
(note posted by SEDS: http://www.seds.org/) Supernova 2002ap was discovered in M74 on January 29, 2002 by Japanese amateur astronomer Yoji Hirose, 258" west and 108" south of the center of that galaxy, at mag 14.5, rising a day later to 13.7, 13.4 on January 31, 12.5 on February 3, 12.4 on February 4