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 25 Apr 2024

The sky on 25 April 2024
Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
19:37
Twilight ends
21:24
Twilight begins
03:58

17-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

97%

17 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:06 11:27 17:48
Venus 05:28 12:02 18:36
Moon 20:38 01:32 06:19
Mars 04:21 10:14 16:07
Jupiter 06:37 13:48 20:59
Saturn 04:01 09:38 15:15
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: , 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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