Supernova PSN J11492548-0507138 discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: IC2963

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 2963. It has received the designation PSN J11492548-0507138.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h49m20s; declination 5°07'S.

The sky on 21 May 2024

The sky on 21 May 2024
Sunrise
05:14
Sunset
20:05
Twilight ends
22:08
Twilight begins
03:12


Waxing Gibbous

98%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:24 11:10 17:56
Venus 05:08 12:24 19:40
Moon 18:26 23:27 04:21
Mars 03:23 09:45 16:07
Jupiter 05:14 12:31 19:48
Saturn 02:24 08:04 13:43
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2015ATel.7732....1V, 2018arXiv180310252M, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.7825....1R, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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