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Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 2973. It has received the designation SN2011ao.
The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.
The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h53m50s; declination 33°21'N.
The sky on 5 Jun 2026
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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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2011CBET.2669....2S, 2016A&A...594A..13P.
Image credit
Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles