Supernova SN2010hg discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3001

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3001. It has received the designation SN2010hg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h46m10s; declination 30°27'S.

The sky on 26 May 2026

The sky on 26 May 2026
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
19:54
Twilight ends
21:35
Twilight begins
04:00


Waxing Gibbous

81%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:30 13:46 21:03
Venus 07:56 15:13 22:29
Moon 15:59 21:39 03:10
Mars 04:10 10:48 17:26
Jupiter 09:06 16:12 23:18
Saturn 03:11 09:20 15:30
All times shown in PDT.

Source

The data presented here was taken from the Open Supernova Catalog.

The circumstances of this supernova were calculated using data from the following papers: , 2010CBET.2434....1M, 2012A&A...538A.120L, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

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