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

Supernova SN2011bc discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from Cambridge.
Fri, 01 Apr 2011
4,991 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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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 29 Nov 2024

The sky on 29 November 2024
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
16:12
Twilight ends
17:52
Twilight begins
05:09

28-day old moon
Waning Crescent

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28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:01 12:29 16:58
Venus 10:12 14:39 19:06
Moon 05:25 10:10 14:48
Mars 20:16 03:43 11:10
Jupiter 16:43 00:13 07:44
Saturn 12:35 18:05 23:36
All times shown in EST.

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.

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

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