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

Supernova PTF11iqb discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC151
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 151. It has received the designation PTF11iqb.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h34m00s; declination 9°42'S.

The sky on 31 Aug 2025

The sky on 31 August 2025
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
19:18
Twilight ends
20:45
Twilight begins
04:55

8-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

57%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 12:07 18:49
Venus 03:53 10:49 17:44
Moon 14:33 19:14 23:53
Mars 09:21 15:08 20:54
Jupiter 02:20 09:27 16:34
Saturn 20:19 02:15 08:11
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: , 2015MNRAS.449.1876S, 2016ApJ...820...33R, 2014ApJ...789..104O, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y.

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
PDT

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