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

Supernova SN2017gax discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC1672
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1672. It has received the designation SN2017gax.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib/c event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 04h45m40s; declination 59°14'S.

The sky on 14 Aug 2017

The sky on 14 August 2017
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
19:53
Twilight ends
21:38
Twilight begins
04:14

22-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

54%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:49 14:04 20:19
Venus 03:05 10:29 17:54
Moon 23:21 06:10 13:08
Mars 05:28 12:34 19:40
Jupiter 10:49 16:30 22:11
Saturn 15:58 20:39 01:21
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: , 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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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