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

Supernova SN2011dq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC337
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 337. It has received the designation SN2011dq.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h59m40s; declination 7°34'S.

The sky on 14 Mar 2026

The sky on 14 March 2026
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
18:48
Twilight ends
20:22
Twilight begins
05:22

25-day old moon
Waning Crescent

18%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:14 11:57 17:40
Venus 07:39 13:52 20:06
Moon 04:56 09:21 13:53
Mars 06:30 11:59 17:29
Jupiter 12:43 20:18 03:52
Saturn 07:29 13:29 19:29
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.2749....2V, 2017ApJ...835...64G, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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