Supernova SN2011jm discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4809

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4809. It has received the designation SN2011jm.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ic event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h54m50s; declination 2°39'N.

The sky on 4 Jul 2025

The sky on 4 July 2025
Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
20:06
Twilight ends
21:50
Twilight begins
03:59


Waxing Gibbous

69%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:49 14:43 21:37
Venus 03:00 09:53 16:45
Moon 14:59 20:17 01:28
Mars 10:18 16:45 23:12
Jupiter 05:12 12:23 19:33
Saturn 00:11 06:10 12:08
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.2962....2F, 2019MNRAS.482.1545S, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011CBET.2962....1H.

Image credit

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

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