Supernova SN2017cbv discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5643

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5643. It has received the designation SN2017cbv.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h32m30s; declination 44°08'S.

The sky on 9 Mar 2017

The sky on 9 March 2017
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
17:43
Twilight ends
19:17
Twilight begins
04:31


Waxing Gibbous

95%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:19 12:05 17:51
Venus 06:19 13:06 19:54
Moon 14:45 21:56 05:00
Mars 07:37 14:23 21:09
Jupiter 20:19 01:57 07:34
Saturn 01:45 06:21 10:58
All times shown in EST.

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, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2017ApJ...845L..11H, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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