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

Supernova SN2011bc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4076
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4076. It has received the designation SN2011bc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h04m30s; declination 20°12'N.

The sky on 13 Jul 2024

The sky on 13 July 2024
Sunrise
05:29
Sunset
20:25
Twilight ends
22:27
Twilight begins
03:26

8-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

52%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:38 14:41 21:44
Venus 06:21 13:43 21:04
Moon 13:00 18:42 00:13
Mars 01:45 08:55 16:05
Jupiter 02:38 10:01 17:24
Saturn 23:07 04:48 10:29
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: , 2011CBET.2684....3M, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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