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

Supernova SN2011B discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from Los Angeles.
Thu, 06 Jan 2011
4,914 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2655. It has received the designation SN2011B.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h55m40s; declination 78°13'N.

The sky on 21 Jun 2024

The sky on 21 June 2024
Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
20:07
Twilight ends
21:52
Twilight begins
03:54

15-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:14 13:30 20:47
Venus 06:00 13:13 20:26
Moon 19:21 00:10 04:57
Mars 02:38 09:19 15:59
Jupiter 04:05 11:07 18:09
Saturn 00:28 06:14 12:00
All times shown in PDT.

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: , 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2011CBET.2625....4B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ApJ...821..119C.

Image credit

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

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118.24°W
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