Supernova SN2016coi discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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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
05:10
Sunset
20:11
Twilight ends
22:17
Twilight begins
03:04


Waning Gibbous

69%

21 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:25 11:16 18:08
Venus 05:05 12:29 19:52
Moon 00:01 05:08 10:20
Mars 19:33 00:12 04:52
Jupiter 12:50 19:21 01:53
Saturn 20:29 01:12 05:55
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

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