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

Supernova SN2017gkk discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2748
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2748. It has received the designation SN2017gkk.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h13m40s; declination 76°28'N.

The sky on 19 Aug 2017

The sky on 19 August 2017
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
19:39
Twilight ends
21:24
Twilight begins
04:07

27-day old moon
Waning Crescent

5%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:11 13:28 19:44
Venus 03:00 10:26 17:52
Moon 03:18 10:49 18:15
Mars 05:14 12:19 19:23
Jupiter 10:26 16:05 21:43
Saturn 15:33 20:11 00:48
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: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2017ATel10698....1O, 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
EDT

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