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

Supernova SN2017glq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC208
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 208. It has received the designation SN2017glq.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h08m20s; declination 6°23'N.

The sky on 2 Sep 2017

The sky on 2 September 2017
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:24
Twilight ends
21:01
Twilight begins
04:41

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

87%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:28 12:05 18:42
Venus 03:39 10:49 18:00
Moon 17:23 22:22 03:23
Mars 05:16 12:07 18:58
Jupiter 09:51 15:27 21:04
Saturn 14:44 19:24 00:05
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: , 2009ApJ...696..870D, 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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