Supernova SN2019fck discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5243

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5243. It has received the designation SN2019fck.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h36m10s; declination 38°21'N.

The sky on 13 May 2019

The sky on 13 May 2019
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
20:38
Twilight ends
22:27
Twilight begins
04:27


Waxing Gibbous

68%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:57 12:51 19:45
Venus 05:18 11:52 18:26
Moon 14:46 21:33 04:11
Mars 08:25 15:58 23:32
Jupiter 22:54 03:36 08:17
Saturn 00:49 05:35 10:21
All times shown in EDT.

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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