Supernova SN2016aqf discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2101

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2101. It has received the designation SN2016aqf.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 05h46m20s; declination 52°05'S.

The sky on 3 May 2024

The sky on 3 May 2024
Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
19:52
Twilight ends
21:40
Twilight begins
03:57


Waning Crescent

21%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:56 11:16 17:35
Venus 05:30 12:16 19:02
Moon 03:28 08:57 14:37
Mars 04:12 10:14 16:16
Jupiter 06:23 13:33 20:43
Saturn 03:39 09:18 14:57
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016ATel.8736....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ATel.8748....1H, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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