Supernova PSN J21505094-7020289 discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC7123

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7123. It has received the designation PSN J21505094-7020289.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 21h50m50s; declination 70°20'S.

The sky on 21 May 2024

The sky on 21 May 2024
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
20:45
Twilight ends
22:40
Twilight begins
04:15


Waxing Gibbous

97%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:15 11:58 18:40
Venus 06:01 13:11 20:21
Moon 18:05 --:-- 04:50
Mars 04:12 10:32 16:53
Jupiter 06:08 13:18 20:29
Saturn 03:10 08:51 14:32
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.8343....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.8384....1S, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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