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

Supernova SN2017gjn discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC1067
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1067. It has received the designation SN2017gjn.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h43m40s; declination 32°31'N.

The sky on 24 Aug 2017

The sky on 24 August 2017
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:28
Twilight ends
20:56
Twilight begins
04:49

3-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

10%

3 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:44 13:01 19:18
Venus 03:39 10:39 17:40
Moon 09:18 15:26 21:28
Mars 05:34 12:19 19:04
Jupiter 10:11 15:55 21:39
Saturn 14:58 19:58 00:58
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: , 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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