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Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 6942. It has received the designation SN2016fej.
The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.
The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 20h40m30s; declination 54°18'S.
The sky on 22 Aug 2016
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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: , 2016ATel.9393....1M, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ATel.9409....1S, 2011ApJ...737..103S.
Image credit
Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles