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 31 Aug 2025

The sky on 31 August 2025
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
19:18
Twilight ends
20:45
Twilight begins
04:55


Waxing Gibbous

60%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 12:07 18:49
Venus 03:53 10:49 17:44
Moon 14:33 19:14 23:53
Mars 09:21 15:08 20:54
Jupiter 02:20 09:27 16:34
Saturn 20:19 02:15 08:11
All times shown in PDT.

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

Share