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

Supernova SN2018zz discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5419
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5419. It has received the designation SN2018zz.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h03m30s; declination 33°58'S.

The sky on 2 Mar 2018

The sky on 2 March 2018
Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
18:03
Twilight ends
19:32
Twilight begins
05:10

15-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

96%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:11 13:03 18:56
Venus 07:17 13:09 19:01
Moon 17:47 00:34 07:13
Mars 02:06 06:49 11:33
Jupiter 23:48 04:52 09:57
Saturn 03:14 07:59 12:45
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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39.04°N
77.49°W
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