Supernova SN2011bc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC4076

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4076. It has received the designation SN2011bc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h04m30s; declination 20°12'N.

The sky on 27 Jun 2024

The sky on 27 June 2024
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
20:29
Twilight ends
22:37
Twilight begins
03:11


Waning Gibbous

57%

21 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:25 13:58 21:32
Venus 05:48 13:22 20:55
Moon 00:01 05:40 11:31
Mars 02:15 09:12 16:09
Jupiter 03:29 10:50 18:11
Saturn 00:10 05:52 11:33
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: , 2011CBET.2684....3M, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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