# List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy

This is a partial list of novae in the Milky Way galaxy that have been discovered and recorded since 1891. Novae are stars that undergo dramatic explosions, but unlike supernovae, these do not result in the destruction of the original star. The likely rate of novae in the Milky Way is about 40 per year, but of these only about 10 per year are discovered by observers as of the 2000s (decade). This list attempts to include only the brighter or more notable novae.
The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) maintains a more complete list of novae in the Milky Way since 1612.
For a list of novae in individual years, see instead: novae in 2018, novae in 2019.

## Nomenclature

Novae are initially designated via a "Nova [genitive form of constellation name] [year of discovery]" format, e.g. "Nova Cygni 1974" and "Nova Scorpii 2010". An official permanent name is usually soon assigned by the General Catalog of Variable Stars using the GCVS format for the naming of variable stars. When more than one nova is discovered in a constellation in one year, a numeric suffix is appended; hence "Nova Sagittarii 2011 #2", "Nova Sagitarii 2011 #3", etc.
| Year | Nova | Maximum brightness |
| 1612 | 04550 Leonis | +4.0 |
| 1670 | CK Vulpeculae | +2.6 |
| 1673 | 03846 Puppis | +3.0 |
| 1678 | V529 Orionis | +6 |
| 1783 | WY Sagittae | +5.4 |
| 1848 | V841 Ophiuchi | +2.0 |
| 1853 | 00856 Trianguli | +9.5 |
| 1853 | SZ Persei | +9.5 |
| 1854 | SU Arietis | +9.5 |
| 1854 | U Leonis | +10.5 |
| 1860 | T Bootis | +9.7 |
| 1860 | T Scorpii | +7.0 |
| 1862 | V728 Scorpii | +5.0 |
| 1863 | U Scorpii | +8.8 |
| 1866 | T Coronae Borealis | +2.0 |
| 1876 | Q Cygni | +3.0 |
| 1877 | AB Boötis | +4.5 |
| 1887 | V Persei | +4.0 |
| 1891 | T Aurigae | +3.8 |
| 1898 | V1059 Sagittarii | +4.5 |
| 1899 | V606 Aquilae | +5.5 |
| 1901 | GK Persei | +0.2 |
| 1903 | DM Geminorum | +4.8 |
| 1905 | V604 Aquilae | +7.3 |
| 1910 | OY Arae | +6.0 |
| 1910 | DI Lacertae | +4.6 |
| 1912 | DN Geminorum | +3.5 |
| 1918 | V603 Aquilae | -0.5 |
| 1918 | GI Monocerotis | +5.6 |
| 1919 | HR Lyrae | +6.5 |
| 1919 | V849 Ophiuchi | +7.4 |
| 1920 | V476 Cygni | +2.0 |
| 1920 | T Pyxidis | +6.4 |
| 1925 | RR Pictoris | +1.2 |
| 1927 | EL Aquilae | +5.5 |
| 1927 | XX Tauri | +5.9 |
| 1933 | RS Ophiuchi | +4.3 |
| 1934 | DQ Herculis | +1.4 |
| 1936 | CP Lacertae | +2.1 |
| 1936 | V368 Aquilae | +5.0 |
| 1936 | V630 Sagittarii | +4.0 |
| 1939 | BT Monocerotis | +4.5 |
| 1942 | V450 Cygni | +7.0 |
| 1942 | CP Puppis | +0.3 |
| 1943 | V500 Aquilae | +6.1 |
| 1944 | T Pyxidis | +7.1 |
| 1945 | V528 Aquilae | +7.0 |
| 1946 | T Coronae Borealis | +3.0 |
| 1948 | CT Serpentis | +6.0 |
| 1948 | V465 Cygni | +7.3 |
| 1950 | DK Lacertae | +5.0 |
| 1956 | RW Ursae Minoris | +6.0 |
| 1958 | RS Ophiuchi | +5.0 |
| 1960 | V446 Herculis | +2.8 |
| 1963 | V533 Herculis | +3.0 |
| 1964 | QZ Aurigae | +6.0 |
| 1967 | T Pyxidis | +6.7 |
| 1967 | HR Delphini | +3.7 |
| 1967 | RS Ophiuchi | +5.0 |
| 1968 | LV Vulpeculae | +5.2 |
| 1970 | FH Serpentis | +4.4 |
| 1970 | V1229 Aquilae | +6.7 |
| 1970 | V1330 Cygni | +7.5 |
| 1971 | IV Cephei | +7.0 |
| 1975 | V1500 Cygni | +1.7 |
| 1975 | V373 Scuti | +6.0 |
| 1976 | NQ Vulpeculae | +6.0 |
| 1977 | HS Sagittae | +7.2 |
| 1978 | V1668 Cygni | +6.0 |
| 1982 | V1370 Aquilae | +6.0 |
| 1984 | PW Vulpeculae | +6.4 |
| 1984 | QU Vulpeculae | +5.2 |
| 1985 | RS Ophiuchi | +5.4 |
| 1986 | V842 Centauri | +4.6 |
| 1986 | OS Andromedae | +6.3 |
| 1987 | V827 Herculis | +7.5 |
| 1987 | QV Vulpeculae | +7.0 |
| 1991 | V838 Herculis | +5.0 |
| 1992 | V1974 Cygni | +4.2 |
| 1993 | V705 Cassiopeiae | +5.8 |
| 1999 | V382 Velorum | +2.6 |
| 1999 | V1494 Aquilae | +4.0 |
| 2000 | V445 Puppis | +8.6 |
| 2002 | V4743 Sagittarii | +5.0 |
| 2006 | RS Ophiuchi | +4.5 |
| 2007 | V1280 Scorpii | +3.9 |
| 2009 | KT Eridani | +5.5 |
| 2013 | V339 Delphini | +4.3 |
| 2013 | V1369 Centauri | +3.3 |
| 2015 | V5668 Sagittarii | +4.0 |
| 2016 | V407 Lupi | +5.6 |
| 2016 | V5856 Sagittarii | +5.5 |
| 2018 | FM Circini | +5.8 |
| 2018 | V906 Carinae | +5.9 |
| 2018 | V392 Persei | +6.2 |
| 2020 | YZ Reticuli | +3.7 |
| 2021 | RS Ophiuchi | +4.6 |
| 2021 | V1674 Her | +6.0 |
| 2021 | V1405 Cas | +5.4 |
| 2022 | V415 Muscae | +8.7 |