Supernova SN2017gkk discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2748

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2748. It has received the designation SN2017gkk.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h13m40s; declination 76°28'N.

The sky on 19 Aug 2017

The sky on 19 August 2017
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:28
Twilight begins
04:21


Waning Crescent

5%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:20 13:36 19:52
Venus 03:13 10:35 17:57
Moon 03:37 10:58 18:15
Mars 05:25 12:27 19:29
Jupiter 10:33 16:13 21:53
Saturn 15:38 20:19 01:01
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: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2017ATel10698....1O, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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