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 27 Dec 2025

The sky on 27 December 2025
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
16:49
Twilight ends
18:19
Twilight begins
05:24

7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

53%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:55 10:51 15:46
Venus 06:47 11:41 16:35
Moon 11:37 17:57 00:26
Mars 07:12 12:05 16:59
Jupiter 17:54 01:00 08:07
Saturn 11:20 17:12 23:04
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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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