Supernova SN2019np discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3254

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3254. It has received the designation SN2019np.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h29m20s; declination 29°30'N.

The sky on 9 Jan 2019

The sky on 9 January 2019
Sunrise
07:16
Sunset
16:41
Twilight ends
18:20
Twilight begins
05:37


Waxing Crescent

11%

3 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:35 11:06 15:37
Venus 03:40 08:40 13:40
Moon 09:38 14:48 20:04
Mars 10:46 16:56 23:07
Jupiter 04:43 09:25 14:07
Saturn 06:50 11:29 16:08
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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