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

Supernova SN2016ija discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC1532
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1532. It has received the designation SN2016ija.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia-91T event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 04h12m00s; declination 32°51'S.

The sky on 21 Nov 2016

The sky on 21 November 2016
Sunrise
07:22
Sunset
17:11
Twilight ends
18:46
Twilight begins
05:47

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

36%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:40 13:14 17:49
Venus 10:45 15:15 19:46
Moon 23:45 06:38 13:24
Mars 12:19 17:14 22:08
Jupiter 03:38 09:24 15:11
Saturn 08:42 13:28 18:15
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: , 2017arXiv171103940T, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

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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