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 16 Jul 2024

The sky on 16 July 2024
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
20:23
Twilight ends
22:23
Twilight begins
03:30


Waxing Gibbous

79%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:47 14:44 21:40
Venus 06:28 13:46 21:04
Moon 16:14 20:56 01:32
Mars 01:40 08:52 16:04
Jupiter 02:28 09:52 17:15
Saturn 22:55 04:36 10:17
All times shown in EDT.

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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