Supernova SN2011gv discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC4901

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 4901. It has received the designation SN2011gv.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 19h54m20s; declination 58°42'S.

The sky on 29 Nov 2024

The sky on 29 November 2024
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
16:12
Twilight ends
17:52
Twilight begins
05:09


Waning Crescent

0%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:01 12:29 16:58
Venus 10:12 14:39 19:06
Moon 05:25 10:10 14:48
Mars 20:16 03:43 11:10
Jupiter 16:43 00:13 07:44
Saturn 12:35 18:05 23:36
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: , 2011CBET.2868....3O, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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