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
05:53
Sunset
19:31
Twilight ends
21:16
Twilight begins
04:09

23-day old moon
Waning Crescent

37%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:46 12:37 19:28
Venus 04:23 10:33 16:43
Moon 02:37 07:47 13:02
Mars 07:12 14:35 21:59
Jupiter 18:04 23:49 05:34
Saturn 00:01 04:38 09:15
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: , 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
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