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

Supernova SN2017dhr discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2076
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2076. It has received the designation SN2017dhr.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 05h46m40s; declination 16°47'S.

The sky on 20 Apr 2017

The sky on 20 April 2017
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
19:27
Twilight ends
20:57
Twilight begins
04:43

23-day old moon
Waning Crescent

36%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:06 12:44 19:22
Venus 04:33 10:40 16:48
Moon 02:39 08:01 13:27
Mars 07:41 14:43 21:45
Jupiter 18:07 23:56 05:46
Saturn 23:46 04:45 09:45
All times shown in PDT.

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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118.05°W
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