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

Supernova SN2011dh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5194
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5194. It has received the designation SN2011dh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h30m00s; declination 47°10'N.

The sky on 22 Jun 2024

The sky on 22 June 2024
Sunrise
05:18
Sunset
20:29
Twilight ends
22:38
Twilight begins
03:09

16-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

99%

16 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:56 13:35 21:14
Venus 05:40 13:15 20:49
Moon 20:45 01:02 05:20
Mars 02:25 09:18 16:10
Jupiter 03:44 11:05 18:25
Saturn 00:29 06:11 11:53
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: , 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2014A&A...562A..17E, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015A&A...580A.142E, 2013MNRAS.436.3614S.

Image credit

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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