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

Supernova SN2009ip discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from Cambridge.
Tue, 24 Jul 2012
4,365 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7259
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7259. It has received the designation SN2009ip.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 22h23m00s; declination 28°56'S.

The sky on 6 Jul 2024

The sky on 6 July 2024
Sunrise
05:11
Sunset
20:23
Twilight ends
22:34
Twilight begins
03:00

1-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

1%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:59 14:20 21:41
Venus 05:53 13:25 20:58
Moon 05:22 13:30 21:30
Mars 01:47 08:54 16:01
Jupiter 02:48 10:14 17:40
Saturn 23:27 05:07 10:48
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: , 2015A&A...579A..40S, 2014ApJ...780...21M, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015MNRAS.453.3886F, 2013MNRAS.433.1312F.

Image credit

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

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71.11°W
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