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

Supernova SN2017isj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 6216
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 6216. It has received the designation SN2017isj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h10m40s; declination 4°50'N.

The sky on 1 Dec 2017

The sky on 1 December 2017
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
16:12
Twilight ends
17:52
Twilight begins
05:11

13-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

98%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:33 12:56 17:19
Venus 06:06 10:54 15:42
Moon 15:16 22:08 05:10
Mars 03:04 08:35 14:07
Jupiter 04:27 09:37 14:47
Saturn 08:16 12:50 17:25
All times shown in EST.

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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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