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

Supernova SN2016gkg discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC613
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 613. It has received the designation SN2016gkg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 01h34m10s; declination 29°26'S.

The sky on 20 Sep 2016

The sky on 20 September 2016
Sunrise
07:15
Sunset
19:31
Twilight ends
21:03
Twilight begins
05:44

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

79%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:14 12:34 18:54
Venus 09:39 15:09 20:38
Moon 21:41 04:35 11:37
Mars 14:43 19:10 23:38
Jupiter 07:38 13:41 19:44
Saturn 13:18 18:08 22:58
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: , 2018Natur.554..497B, 2016arXiv161106451A, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016ATel.9521....1N, 2016ATel.9526....1T.

Image credit

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

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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