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 16 Jul 2024

The sky on 16 July 2024
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
20:23
Twilight ends
22:23
Twilight begins
03:30

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

79%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:47 14:44 21:40
Venus 06:28 13:46 21:04
Moon 16:14 20:56 01:32
Mars 01:40 08:52 16:04
Jupiter 02:28 09:52 17:15
Saturn 22:55 04:36 10:17
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: , 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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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