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 3 Sep 2025

The sky on 3 September 2025
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
19:16
Twilight ends
20:43
Twilight begins
04:59


Waxing Gibbous

83%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:42 12:19 18:57
Venus 04:00 10:53 17:47
Moon 17:08 21:57 02:51
Mars 09:20 15:05 20:50
Jupiter 02:12 09:19 16:27
Saturn 20:09 02:05 08:01
All times shown in PDT.

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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