Supernova SN2009ip discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC7259

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7259. It has received the designation SN2009ip.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 22h23m00s; declination 28°56'S.

The sky on 5 Jun 2026

The sky on 5 June 2026
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
20:00
Twilight ends
21:43
Twilight begins
03:54


Waning Gibbous

69%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:05 14:23 21:41
Venus 08:12 15:25 22:38
Moon 23:44 04:51 10:04
Mars 03:53 10:38 17:23
Jupiter 08:35 15:41 22:46
Saturn 02:34 08:44 14:54
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: , 2015A&A...579A..40S, 2014ApJ...780...21M, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015MNRAS.453.3886F, 2013MNRAS.433.1312F.

Image credit

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

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