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
06:18
Sunset
17:33
Twilight ends
19:07
Twilight begins
04:44


Waning Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:47 12:35 18:23
Venus 06:54 12:43 18:32
Moon 16:03 --:-- 06:14
Mars 01:52 06:25 10:59
Jupiter 23:33 04:31 09:28
Saturn 03:02 07:38 12:13
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: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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