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Dominic Ford, Editor
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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 8 Aug 2025
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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