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 22 Nov 2016

The sky on 22 November 2016
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
16:16
Twilight ends
17:55
Twilight begins
05:03

23-day old moon
Waning Crescent

36%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:05 12:30 16:54
Venus 10:07 14:29 18:51
Moon 23:59 06:36 13:04
Mars 11:36 16:25 21:14
Jupiter 02:48 08:34 14:19
Saturn 07:58 12:37 17:17
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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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