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

Supernova SN2011ao discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC2973
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 2973. It has received the designation SN2011ao.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h53m50s; declination 33°21'N.

The sky on 16 Jul 2024

The sky on 16 July 2024
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
20:18
Twilight ends
22:24
Twilight begins
03:13

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

78%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:36 14:35 21:34
Venus 06:16 13:38 20:59
Moon 16:09 20:47 01:19
Mars 01:28 08:43 15:58
Jupiter 02:16 09:43 17:11
Saturn 22:47 04:27 10:07
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 papers: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2011CBET.2669....2S, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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