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

Supernova SN2018zd discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2146
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2146. It has received the designation SN2018zd.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 06h18m00s; declination 78°22'N.

The sky on 1 Mar 2018

The sky on 1 March 2018
Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
18:23
Twilight ends
19:53
Twilight begins
05:33

14-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:34 13:23 19:12
Venus 07:41 13:30 19:20
Moon 16:57 00:03 06:59
Mars 02:32 07:13 11:54
Jupiter 00:15 05:18 10:21
Saturn 03:42 08:25 13:08
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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39.96°N
83.00°W
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