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Supernova SN2017eaw discovered

Sun, 14 May 2017
2,549 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC6946

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 6946. It has received the designation SN2017eaw.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 20h34m40s; declination 60°11'N.

The sky on 14 May 2017

The sky on 14 May 2017
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
20:03
Twilight ends
21:57
Twilight begins
03:40


Waning Gibbous

87%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:42 11:13 17:44
Venus 03:45 09:59 16:14
Moon 22:27 03:26 08:25
Mars 06:47 14:19 21:52
Jupiter 16:26 22:14 04:03
Saturn 22:27 03:08 07:49
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: , 2018arXiv180100340T, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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