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

Supernova SN2017bzc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7552
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7552. It has received the designation SN2017bzc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h16m10s; declination 42°34'S.

The sky on 7 Mar 2017

The sky on 7 March 2017
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
18:29
Twilight ends
19:49
Twilight begins
05:24

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

74%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:53 12:41 18:29
Venus 07:27 13:58 20:29
Moon 13:55 20:51 03:46
Mars 08:39 15:07 21:36
Jupiter 21:01 02:47 08:34
Saturn 02:03 07:11 12:19
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: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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81.66°W
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