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

Supernova SN2017bzb discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7424
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7424. It has received the designation SN2017bzb.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 22h57m10s; declination 41°00'S.

The sky on 6 Mar 2017

The sky on 6 March 2017
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
17:52
Twilight ends
19:16
Twilight begins
04:49

8-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

75%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:20 12:04 17:47
Venus 06:53 13:28 20:03
Moon 12:21 19:26 02:31
Mars 08:02 14:34 21:06
Jupiter 20:33 02:17 08:00
Saturn 01:40 06:40 11:39
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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