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Supernova SN2016bkv discovered

Mon, 21 Mar 2016
2,964 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
06:43
Sunset
18:58
Twilight ends
20:33
Twilight begins
05:08


Waxing Gibbous

96%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:48 12:44 18:41
Venus 06:07 11:38 17:10
Moon 17:22 23:55 06:20
Mars 00:13 04:59 09:45
Jupiter 17:28 23:56 06:24
Saturn 01:06 05:47 10:29
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: , 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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