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 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: , 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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