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

Supernova SN2011jm discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4809
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4809. It has received the designation SN2011jm.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ic event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h54m50s; declination 2°39'N.

The sky on 31 Oct 2025

The sky on 31 October 2025
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
17:59
Twilight ends
19:24
Twilight begins
05:43

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

78%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:11 14:07 19:02
Venus 05:51 11:34 17:17
Moon 15:13 20:51 02:37
Mars 08:42 13:48 18:55
Jupiter 22:53 05:57 13:02
Saturn 16:04 21:56 03:48
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: , 2011CBET.2962....2F, 2019MNRAS.482.1545S, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011CBET.2962....1H.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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