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
06:10
Sunset
19:40
Twilight ends
21:11
Twilight begins
04:39

22-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

53%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:50 14:02 20:14
Venus 03:23 10:28 17:34
Moon 23:38 06:16 13:00
Mars 05:42 12:33 19:24
Jupiter 10:43 16:28 22:14
Saturn 15:38 20:38 01:38
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, 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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