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

Supernova SN2017drh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC6384
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 6384. It has received the designation SN2017drh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 17h32m20s; declination 7°03'N.

The sky on 3 May 2017

The sky on 3 May 2017
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
19:37
Twilight ends
21:11
Twilight begins
04:25

7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

57%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:13 11:36 17:59
Venus 04:05 10:12 16:19
Moon 13:09 19:55 02:36
Mars 07:22 14:29 21:37
Jupiter 17:09 23:00 04:50
Saturn 22:53 03:52 08:52
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: , 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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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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