Supernova SN2018zd discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2146

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2146. It has received the designation SN2018zd.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 06h18m00s; declination 78°22'N.

The sky on 1 Mar 2018

The sky on 1 March 2018
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
17:48
Twilight ends
19:11
Twilight begins
04:55


Waning Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:52 12:43 18:35
Venus 06:59 12:51 18:43
Moon 16:40 --:-- 06:10
Mars 01:36 06:33 11:30
Jupiter 23:24 04:38 09:52
Saturn 02:46 07:45 12:43
All times shown in PST.

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, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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