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 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: , 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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