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Supernova SN2016X discovered

Wed, 20 Jan 2016
3,660 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 8041

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 8041. It has received the designation SN2016X.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h55m10s; declination 0°05'N.

The sky on 28 Jan 2026

The sky on 28 January 2026
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
17:17
Twilight ends
18:44
Twilight begins
05:23


Waxing Gibbous

80%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:16 12:26 17:36
Venus 07:14 12:26 17:38
Moon 12:50 20:27 04:06
Mars 06:40 11:45 16:50
Jupiter 15:24 22:33 05:41
Saturn 09:20 15:15 21:10
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: , 2018arXiv180103167H, 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016ATel.8566....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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