Supernova AT2018irv discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


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 9 Nov 2018

The sky on 9 November 2018
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
16:28
Twilight ends
18:04
Twilight begins
04:48


Waxing Crescent

4%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:35 13:00 17:24
Venus 04:45 10:01 15:16
Moon 08:18 13:13 18:04
Mars 13:15 18:23 23:31
Jupiter 07:32 12:20 17:09
Saturn 10:18 14:52 19:25
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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