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

Supernova SN2017cbv discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5643
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5643. It has received the designation SN2017cbv.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h32m30s; declination 44°08'S.

The sky on 9 Mar 2017

The sky on 9 March 2017
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
17:52
Twilight ends
19:14
Twilight begins
04:42

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

96%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:18 12:09 18:00
Venus 06:36 13:10 19:44
Moon 15:14 22:07 04:54
Mars 07:54 14:27 21:00
Jupiter 20:15 02:00 07:45
Saturn 01:22 06:25 11:28
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2017ApJ...845L..11H, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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