Supernova SN2011fh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4806

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4806. It has received the designation SN2011fh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h56m10s; declination 29°29'S.

The sky on 19 Feb 2026

The sky on 19 February 2026
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
17:39
Twilight ends
19:03
Twilight begins
05:06


Waxing Crescent

12%

3 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:16 13:10 19:04
Venus 07:07 12:46 18:25
Moon 07:44 13:52 20:10
Mars 06:08 11:28 16:48
Jupiter 13:48 20:58 04:07
Saturn 07:59 13:57 19:54
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2011CBET.2799....2P, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2018arXiv180302571S.

Image credit

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

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