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

Supernova SN2011by discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3972
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3972. It has received the designation SN2011by.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h55m40s; declination 55°19'N.

The sky on 29 Nov 2024

The sky on 29 November 2024
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
16:43
Twilight ends
18:11
Twilight begins
05:08

28-day old moon
Waning Crescent

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28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:43 12:37 17:31
Venus 09:55 14:48 19:40
Moon 05:19 10:25 15:25
Mars 20:47 03:51 10:55
Jupiter 17:15 00:21 07:28
Saturn 12:35 18:13 23:52
All times shown in PST.

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, 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2016PASP..128...961.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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