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 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: , 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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