Supernova AT2018irv discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2681

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2681. It has received the designation AT2018irv.

The supernova is reported to be a Type NT event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h53m30s; declination 51°18'N.

The sky on 8 Nov 2018

The sky on 8 November 2018
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
16:53
Twilight ends
18:18
Twilight begins
04:50


Waxing Crescent

4%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:16 13:07 17:59
Venus 04:46 10:12 15:39
Moon 07:13 12:37 17:56
Mars 13:11 18:32 23:54
Jupiter 07:23 12:31 17:39
Saturn 10:05 15:03 20:00
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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