Supernova SN2011ek discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC918

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 28 Sep 2024

The sky on 28 September 2024
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
18:30
Twilight ends
20:04
Twilight begins
05:01


Waning Crescent

12%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:26 12:29 18:31
Venus 09:17 14:28 19:39
Moon 02:14 09:46 17:05
Mars 23:35 07:11 14:47
Jupiter 22:01 05:33 13:05
Saturn 17:43 23:15 04:48
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: , 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

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