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

Supernova SN2011dq discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sun, 15 May 2011
5,449 days ago

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 15 Apr 2026

The sky on 15 April 2026
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:23
Twilight ends
20:51
Twilight begins
04:51

28-day old moon
Waning Crescent

1%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 11:22 17:19
Venus 07:30 14:23 21:16
Moon 05:10 11:20 17:41
Mars 05:28 11:33 17:38
Jupiter 11:18 18:27 01:36
Saturn 05:40 11:45 17:50
All times shown in PDT.

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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