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

Supernova SN2011iy discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4984
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4984. It has received the designation SN2011iy.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h08m50s; declination 15°31'S.

The sky on 6 Jul 2024

The sky on 6 July 2024
Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
20:28
Twilight ends
22:33
Twilight begins
03:18

1-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

2%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:11 14:29 21:47
Venus 06:06 13:34 21:02
Moon 05:36 13:39 21:34
Mars 01:58 09:02 16:07
Jupiter 03:00 10:22 17:45
Saturn 23:35 05:16 10:57
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: , 2011CBET.2943....3Y, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011CBET.2943....1I, 2017arXiv170302402W, 2016ApJ...821..119C.

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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