Supernova SN2011hr discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2691

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2691. It has received the designation SN2011hr.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia-91T event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h54m40s; declination 39°32'N.

The sky on 18 Apr 2026

The sky on 18 April 2026
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
19:25
Twilight ends
20:54
Twilight begins
04:46


Waxing Crescent

5%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 11:27 17:28
Venus 07:30 14:26 21:22
Moon 06:49 13:58 21:18
Mars 05:22 11:30 17:37
Jupiter 11:08 18:17 01:26
Saturn 05:29 11:35 17:40
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: , 2015arXiv151203995Z, 2011CBET.2901....2Z, 2014ApJ...784..105W, 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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