Supernova PTF11iqb discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC151

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 151. It has received the designation PTF11iqb.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h34m00s; declination 9°42'S.

The sky on 28 Sep 2024

The sky on 28 September 2024
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
18:39
Twilight ends
20:11
Twilight begins
05:12


Waning Crescent

12%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:35 12:37 18:40
Venus 09:23 14:37 19:50
Moon 02:26 09:54 17:11
Mars 23:48 07:19 14:51
Jupiter 22:14 05:42 13:10
Saturn 17:50 23:24 04:58
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: , 2015MNRAS.449.1876S, 2016ApJ...820...33R, 2014ApJ...789..104O, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y.

Image credit

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

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