List of LBV (Luminous Blue Variables)

This is a list of supernova imposters.   These are also known as "LBV"s (Luminous Blue Variables), or sometimes "LRN" (Luminous Red Novae).   These are stars like Eta Carinae which are also known to evolve into supernovae.   One recent example of this is 2009ip which evolved from an LBV to a type II supernova in 2012.   This Wikipedia article gives you a list of nearby LBVs.   UIS Henry Barber Research Observatory has a web page dedicated to this objects.  
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                                     Earliest        Supernova                                  Latest Max
SN                      Host Galaxy  Observation     R.A.         Decl.       offset from host  Mag    Mag  Type   Reference  Discoverer
CSS110208:135717-093238 Anon.        2011 02 08      13 57 16.82  -09 32 38.5          0.0      16.3** 16.3 LBV    ATEL 3343 CRTS         
PSN J09454377+4107380   Anon.        2011 04 28.270  09 45 43.77  +41 07 38.0          0.0      19.2** 19.2 LBV    CBAT TOCP CRTS          aka CSS110428:094544+410738
PS1-12qh                Anon.        2012 02 03.700  11 42 56.40  +04 21 47.4          0.0      18.6** 18.6 LBV    ATEL 3980 PS1          
LSQ12gxb                Anon.        2012 12 01      09 31 21.0   -11 37 47.0          0.0      19.5** 19.5 LBV    ATEL 4618 La Silla-QUEST 
LSQ12hot                Anon.        2012 12 05      03 17 37.54  +00 48 57.4          0.0      20.5** 20.5 LBV    ATEL 4698 La Silla-QUEST 
OGLE-2014-SN-173        Anon.        2014 12 13      06 28 40.64  -69 40 48.1          0.0      17.2** 17.2 IIn/LBV ATEL 7207 OGLE-IV wide field survey  aka OGLE-2014-SN-173dupl
2006qq                  ESO 553-G36  2006 11 30.37   05 19 50.43  -20 58 06.4      7.0W   4.2S  16.9** 16.9 IIn/LBV IAUC 8782 LOSS         
PSN J07475117-1844586   ESO 560-G13  2013 03 11.120  07 47 51.17  -18 44 58.6     11.0E   4.0S  19.3** 17.8 LBV    CBAT TOCP CHASE        
HDE 269006              LMC          2012 04 02      05 02 07.39  -71 20 13.1   6776.0E8708.9S  7.1 ** 7.0  LBV    CBET 3192 Carnegie Observatories (Discovery of outburst)  aka R71
PSN J14021678+5426205   M101         2015 01 20.803  14 02 16.78  +54 26 20.5    489.0E 324.0N  19.9** 16.5 LRN    CBAT TOCP Ciprian Dumitru Vintdevara  aka iPTF13afz
Nova M31 2015-01a?      M31          2015 01 13.632  00 42 07.99  +40 55 01.1    411.0E1267.0S  18.6** 15.1 LRN    ATEL 6911 MASTER        aka PNV J00420807+4055013
M33 varC                M33          1953 01 01.000  01 33 35.13  +30 36 00.8    203.5E 216.2S  15.5** 15.0 LBV    ATEL 5362 Edwin Hubble  aka W31284
1997bs                  M66          1997 04 15      11 20 14.25  +12 58 19.6     13.0E  67.0   17.0** 17.0 LBV    IAUC 6627 LOSS         
M85 OT2006-1            M85          2006 01 07.000  12 25 23.80  +18 10 56.0      4.3E  33.0S  14.0** 14.0 LRN    Paper     LOSS         
Nova M99 2010-03a       M99          2010 03 16.393  12 18 50.16  +14 26 39.2      8.1W  99.9N  20.1** 20.1 LRN    ATEL 2590 PTF           aka PTF10fqs
1961V                   NGC 1058     1961 12 05.000  02 43 24.00  +37 21 00.0     76.0W  17.0N  12.2** 12.2 LBV    IAUC 1764 Paul Wild    
Variable star in NGC 1511 NGC 1511     2010 09 29.25   03 59 38.07  -67 37 54.6      6.3W   8.5N  15.9** 15.9 LBV    CBET 2482 CHASE        
NGC 2366 V1             NGC 2366     1996 01 01.000  07 28 27.30  +69 10 55.5      0.0W   0.0N  17.4** 17.4 LBV    ASPC 2005 Laurent Drissen and Veronique Petit 
1954J                   NGC 2403     1954 11 26.000  07 36 55.36  +65 37 52.1      0.0W   0.0N  99.0** 99.0 LBV    PASP 84, 844Fritz Zwicky 
PSN J07370423+6535509   NGC 2403     2013 12 26.000  07 37 04.20  +65 35 46.0      2.0E   4.0S  19.5** 17.8 LBV    CBAT TOCP CRTS          aka SNhunt225
SNHunt79                NGC 2445     2011 09 30.000  07 46 54.30  +39 01 22.0      0.0W   0.0N  20.0** 20.0 LBV?   SNHunt    CRTS         
PSN J09132750+7627410   NGC 2748     2015 02 10.636  09 13 27.50  +76 27 41.0     53.0E  51.0S  18.3** 18.3 LBV    CBAT TOCP Koichi Itagaki 
2015bh                  NGC 2770     2015 02 07.390  09 09 34.96  +33 07 20.4     15.8W   4.4S  15.8** 15.4 IIn/LBV CBET 4229 CRTS          aka PSN J09093496+3307204
Transient in NGC 300    NGC 300      2008 05 14.14   00 54 34.16  -37 38 28.6    227.0E 153.0N  16.2** 14.2 LRN    IAUC 8946 Berto Monard 
2010da                  NGC 300      2010 05 23.169  00 55 04.86  -37 41 43.7    135.0W  41.0S  18.7** 15.9 LBV    CBET 2289 Berto Monard 
SNHunt23                NGC 3016     2010 11 13      09 49 50.97  +12 41 58.6      0.0W   0.0N  20.0** 20.0 LBV    unann.    CRTS         
TCP J09495016+1241356   NGC 3016     2011 01 16.42   09 49 50.16  +12 41 35.6      7.0E   7.0S  20.3** 20.3 LBV    CBAT TOCP CRTS         
2010dn                  NGC 3184     2010 05 31.523  10 18 19.89  +41 26 28.8     33.0W  61.0N  17.2** 17.2 LBV    CBET 2299 Koichi Itagaki 
1999bw                  NGC 3198     1999 04 15      10 19 46.81  +45 31 35.0     85.8E  83.8S  18.5** 18.5 IIn/LBV IAUC 7149 LOSS         
2010C                   NGC 3428     2010 01 10.49   10 51 29.9   +09 16 33.1      5.3W  12.9S  18.5** 18.5 LBV    CBET 2119 LOSS         
2000ch                  NGC 3432     2000 05 03.2    10 52 41.40  +36 40 08.5    123.0W 180.0N  17.8** 17.0 LBV    IAUC 7415 LOSS          aka Nova NGC 3432
PSN J10523453+2256052   NGC 3437     2011 01 10.41   10 52 34.53  +22 56 05.2     17.0E   2.0N  18.4** 18.4 LBV    CBET 2637 CRTS         
2001ac                  NGC 3504     2001 03 12.4    11 03 15.37  +27 58 29.5     55.3W   9.1N  19.0** 17.8 IIn/LBV IAUC 7596 LOTOSS       
SNHunt45                NGC 3601     2011 03 14.270  11 15 33.50  +05 07 02.0      4.0W   7.0N  20.0** 20.0 LBV?   SNHunt    CRTS         
2010U                   NGC 4214     2010 02 05.634  12 15 41.06  +36 20 02.9     20.0W  27.0N  18.0** 16.3 LBV    CBET 2161 Koichi Itagaki 
2002bu                  NGC 4242     2002 03 28.26   12 17 37.18  +45 38 47.4     72.9W  97.6N  16.7** 14.7 IIn/LBV IAUC 7863 Tim Puckett et al. 
PSN J12211796+1130252   NGC 4294     2013 02 08.116  12 21 17.96  +11 30 25.2      0.0W  11.0S  20.2** 16.4 LBV    CBET 3419 Italian Supernovae Search Project 
PSN J12304185+4137498   NGC 4490     2011 08 16.830  12 30 41.84  +41 37 49.7     57.0W  37.0S  20.0** 16.0 LBV    CBET 2789 Giancarlo Cortini and Stefano Antonellini 
AT2016blu               NGC 4559     2012 01 11.250  12 35 52.30  +27 55 55.9     74.0E 100.0S  17.1   16.7 LBV    CBET 2976 LOSS          aka PSN J12355230+2755559
Variable in NGC 4656    NGC 4656     2005 03 21.14   12 43 45.84  +32 06 15.0    151.0E 230.0S  18.0** 18.0 LBV    IAUC 8497 Doug Rich    
PSN J13215756+3843229   NGC 5112     2015 03 04.335  13 21 57.56  +38 43 22.9     13.0W  42.0S  19.3** 18.0 LBV    CBAT TOCP Tim Puckett et al. 
2003gm                  NGC 5334     2003 07 06.2    13 52 51.728 -01 06 39.29    40.3E  13.4N  17.0** 17.0 LBV    IAUC 8164 Mike Schwartz 
PSN J00150875-3912501   NGC 55       2014 10 06.480  00 15 08.75  -39 12 50.1    177.0W  62.0S  17.2** 16.7 LBV    CBAT TOCP Peter Marples 
PSN J14535395+0334049   NGC 5775     2012 03 27.460  14 53 53.95  +03 34 04.9     55.0E  85.0N  19.3** 19.3 LBV    CBAT TOCP CRTS          aka SNhunt120
PSN J15164204+5525011   NGC 5908     2012 03 03.480  15 16 42.04  +55 25 01.1     11.0E  27.0N  17.4** 17.3 LBV    CBAT TOCP LOSS         
PSN J15213475-0722183   NGC 5917     2013 01 27.340  15 21 34.75  -07 22 18.3     31.0W  19.0N  19.3** 17.6 LBV    CBAT TOCP CHASE        
SNhunt203               NGC 6267     2013 06 15.320  16 58 08.30  +22 59 23.5      3.0E  17.0N  19.0** 19.0 LBV    SNhunt    CRTS         
PSN J17592296+0617267   NGC 6509     2011 06 24.370  17 59 22.995 +06 17 26.56    34.4E  13.6N  18.7** 18.2 LBV    CBET 2754 LOSS         
2008S                   NGC 6946     2008 02 01.7889 20 34 45.35  +60 05 57.8     53.0E 196.0S  18.0** 16.5 LBV    CBET 1234 Ron Arbour   
2009ip                  NGC 7259     2009 08 26.11   22 23 08.26  -28 56 52.4     36.2W  25.1N  19.3** 13.3 LBV    CBET 1928 CHASE         aka PSN J22230828-2856515
AT2014ej                NGC 7552     2014 09 24.460  23 16 09.79  -42 34 57.5     11.0E   8.0N  17.3** 17.3 LBV    CBET 3998 Peter Marples  aka PSN J23160979-4234575
PSN J01591443+1901339   NGC 772      2013 07 26.450  01 59 14.43  +19 01 33.9     73.0E  67.0N  19.1** 19.1 LRN    CBAT TOCP LOSS          aka iPTF13cjz
SNhunt306               NGC 772      2016 02 10.000  01 59 19.65  +19 01 22.2      0.0W   0.0N  99.9*  99.9 LBV?   SNhunt    CRTS         
SNHunt51                PGC 159645   2011 04 24.470  14 04 22.10  -15 13 15.0     20.0W   9.0N  20.5** 20.5 LBV?   SNHunt    CRTS         
2006fp                  UGC 12182    2006 09 17.15   22 45 41.13  +73 09 47.8     13.9W   3.6N  17.4** 17.4 LBV    IAUC 8750 Tim Puckett et al. 
Possible Supernova in UGC 2773 UGC 2773     2009 08 18.082  03 32 07.24  +47 47 39.6      0.1E   2.9S  17.9** 17.6 II/LBV CBET 1931 Tom Boles    
PSN J04472985+2358555   UGC 3165     2012 09 25.000  04 47 30.00  +23 58 56.0     35.0W   6.0S  18.5** 15.9 LBV    CBAT TOCP CRTS          aka XM07BW
SNHunt41                UGC 3753     2011 03 05.070  07 13 55.20  +23 14 09.0     10.0E  12.0S  20.0** 20.0 LBV?   SNHunt    CRTS         
TCP J07592325+1625109   UGC 4139     2012 02 25.240  07 59 23.25  +16 25 10.9      5.0E   6.0S  19.5** 19.5 LBV?   CBAT TOCP CRTS          aka SNhunt113
2007sv                  UGC 5979     2007 12 20.912  10 52 40.05  +67 59 14.2      6.9E   6.7S  17.1** 17.1 LBV    CBET 1182 Grzegorz Duszanowicz 
2006bv                  UGC 7848     2006 04 28.36   12 41 01.55  +63 31 11.6     28.4W   0.6S  17.8** 17.8 IIn/LBV IAUC 8705 Tim Puckett et al. 
PSN J13100734+3410514   UGC 8246     2013 12 20.932  13 10 07.34  +34 10 51.4     32.7W   0.8S  18.7** 17.5 LBV    CBAT TOCP Xing Gao et al.  aka PS1-14ln
2012as                  UGC 9842     2012 02 17.939  15 25 08.52  +37 57 49.4     30.9W  12.9N  19.1** 17.6 IIn/LBV CBET 3044 Xing Gao et al.  aka PSN J15250852+3757494

References
• Supernova Impostors by Schuler Van Dyk

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