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

Supernova SN2016aqf discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2101
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2101. It has received the designation SN2016aqf.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 05h46m20s; declination 52°05'S.

The sky on 20 Apr 2024

The sky on 20 April 2024
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:31
Twilight ends
21:16
Twilight begins
04:08

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

92%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:22 11:48 18:15
Venus 05:33 11:59 18:24
Moon 16:24 22:45 04:56
Mars 04:33 10:20 16:07
Jupiter 06:54 14:03 21:13
Saturn 04:20 09:56 15:32
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.8736....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ATel.8748....1H, 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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