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

Supernova SN2017egm discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3191
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3191. It has received the designation SN2017egm.

The supernova is reported to be a Type SLSN-I event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h19m00s; declination 46°27'N.

The sky on 23 May 2017

The sky on 23 May 2017
Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
19:52
Twilight ends
21:33
Twilight begins
04:03

27-day old moon
Waning Crescent

6%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:38 11:12 17:45
Venus 03:34 09:52 16:09
Moon 04:26 10:55 17:31
Mars 06:56 14:09 21:22
Jupiter 15:43 21:35 03:28
Saturn 21:29 02:29 07:29
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017arXiv170608517N, 2017ATel10498....1D, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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