Supernova SN2011aa discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 3906

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 3906. It has received the designation SN2011aa.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia Pec? event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 07h36m40s; declination 74°26'N.

The sky on 29 Nov 2024

The sky on 29 November 2024
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
16:24
Twilight ends
18:03
Twilight begins
05:16


Waning Crescent

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28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:05 12:38 17:10
Venus 10:17 14:48 19:19
Moon 05:30 10:19 15:01
Mars 20:28 03:52 11:15
Jupiter 16:55 00:22 07:49
Saturn 12:42 18:14 23:46
All times shown in EST.

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: , 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2011CBET.2653....3G, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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