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 3 May 2024

The sky on 3 May 2024
Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:37
Twilight begins
03:43

25-day old moon
Waning Crescent

21%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:47 11:07 17:27
Venus 05:19 12:07 18:56
Moon 03:21 08:48 14:27
Mars 04:04 10:05 16:07
Jupiter 06:11 13:24 20:37
Saturn 03:32 09:09 14:47
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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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