Supernova SN2016coi discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 11868

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 11868. It has received the designation SN2016coi.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ic BL event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 21h59m00s; declination 18°11'N.

The sky on 27 May 2016

The sky on 27 May 2016
Sunrise
05:23
Sunset
20:15
Twilight ends
22:17
Twilight begins
03:21


Waning Gibbous

69%

21 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:36 11:25 18:14
Venus 05:18 12:37 19:57
Moon 00:01 05:17 10:37
Mars 19:38 00:21 05:04
Jupiter 13:00 19:30 02:00
Saturn 20:34 01:21 06:07
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: , 2017arXiv170903593P, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016ATel.9086....1H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012PASP..124..668Y.

Image credit

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

Share