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

Supernova SN2017erp discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5861
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5861. It has received the designation SN2017erp.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 15h09m10s; declination 11°20'S.

The sky on 13 Jun 2017

The sky on 13 June 2017
Sunrise
05:04
Sunset
20:22
Twilight ends
22:36
Twilight begins
02:50

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

85%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:31 12:02 19:32
Venus 02:53 09:38 16:24
Moon 22:37 03:39 08:44
Mars 05:59 13:40 21:21
Jupiter 14:15 20:04 01:53
Saturn 20:16 00:53 05:30
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, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 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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