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Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 918. It has received the designation SN2011ek.
The supernova is reported to be a Type .IaPec event.
The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h25m40s; declination 18°32'N.
The sky on 18 Apr 2026
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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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2014MNRAS.444.3258M, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2014arXiv1408.1430M.
Image credit
Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles