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 2 Mar 2018

The sky on 2 March 2018
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
17:35
Twilight ends
19:08
Twilight begins
04:43


Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:47 12:38 18:29
Venus 06:53 12:44 18:34
Moon 17:21 00:08 06:44
Mars 01:51 06:24 10:57
Jupiter 23:30 04:27 09:24
Saturn 02:59 07:34 12:09
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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