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

Supernova SN2017cfd discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC511
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 511. It has received the designation SN2017cfd.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h40m40s; declination 73°29'N.

The sky on 16 Mar 2017

The sky on 16 March 2017
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
18:52
Twilight ends
20:26
Twilight begins
05:18

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

84%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:17 13:26 19:35
Venus 06:42 13:29 20:15
Moon 21:59 03:36 09:08
Mars 08:22 15:14 22:07
Jupiter 20:48 02:27 08:05
Saturn 02:18 06:55 11:32
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2017arXiv171102474F, 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
EDT

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