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

Supernova SN2011aa discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sat, 05 Feb 2011
5,319 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 3906
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 3906. It has received the designation SN2011aa.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia Pec? event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 07h36m40s; declination 74°26'N.

The sky on 30 Aug 2025

The sky on 30 August 2025
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
19:20
Twilight ends
20:47
Twilight begins
04:54

7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

52%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:20 12:04 18:47
Venus 03:51 10:48 17:44
Moon 13:34 18:23 23:08
Mars 09:21 15:09 20:57
Jupiter 02:23 09:30 16:38
Saturn 20:23 02:19 08:16
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.2653....3G, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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