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
05:46
Sunset
19:52
Twilight ends
21:40
Twilight begins
03:58

7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

55%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:08 11:37 18:07
Venus 04:04 10:13 16:22
Moon 12:45 19:50 02:47
Mars 07:03 14:30 21:58
Jupiter 17:14 23:01 04:49
Saturn 23:13 03:54 08:34
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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41.14°N
73.26°W
EDT

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