Supernova SN2011dh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5194

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5194. It has received the designation SN2011dh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h30m00s; declination 47°10'N.

The sky on 29 Nov 2024

The sky on 29 November 2024
Sunrise
07:30
Sunset
17:07
Twilight ends
18:43
Twilight begins
05:54


Waning Crescent

0%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:40 13:17 17:53
Venus 10:52 15:26 20:01
Moon 06:07 10:59 15:44
Mars 21:11 04:30 11:50
Jupiter 17:38 01:01 08:24
Saturn 13:19 18:53 00:26
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: , 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2014A&A...562A..17E, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015A&A...580A.142E, 2013MNRAS.436.3614S.

Image credit

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

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