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 27 Dec 2025

The sky on 27 December 2025
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
16:49
Twilight ends
18:19
Twilight begins
05:24


Waxing Gibbous

53%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:55 10:51 15:46
Venus 06:47 11:41 16:35
Moon 11:37 17:57 00:26
Mars 07:12 12:05 16:59
Jupiter 17:54 01:00 08:07
Saturn 11:20 17:12 23:04
All times shown in PST.

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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