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

Supernova SN2016adj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5128
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5128. It has received the designation SN2016adj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h25m20s; declination 43°00'S.

The sky on 21 Nov 2024

The sky on 21 November 2024
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
16:16
Twilight ends
17:55
Twilight begins
05:01

20-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

55%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:38 12:59 17:20
Venus 10:08 14:29 18:51
Moon 20:55 04:36 12:04
Mars 20:43 04:09 11:36
Jupiter 17:18 00:49 08:20
Saturn 13:06 18:36 00:07
All times shown in EST.

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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016ATel.8651....1M, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2017ApJ...834...60Y, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

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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