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Supernova SN2016bkv discovered

Mon, 21 Mar 2016
3,392 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3184

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3184. It has received the designation SN2016bkv.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h18m10s; declination 41°25'N.

The sky on 21 Mar 2016

The sky on 21 March 2016
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
19:04
Twilight ends
20:28
Twilight begins
05:28


Waxing Gibbous

97%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:54 12:53 18:51
Venus 06:06 11:46 17:26
Moon 16:53 --:-- 05:51
Mars 00:00 05:06 10:12
Jupiter 17:46 00:07 06:28
Saturn 00:52 05:54 10:57
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: , 2018arXiv180100015H, 2018arXiv180406065N, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ATel.8859....1H, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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