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 3 Mar 2018

The sky on 3 March 2018
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
17:36
Twilight ends
19:09
Twilight begins
04:41

16-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

96%

16 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:46 12:41 18:35
Venus 06:52 12:44 18:37
Moon 18:32 01:00 07:17
Mars 01:50 06:23 10:55
Jupiter 23:26 04:23 09:20
Saturn 02:55 07:30 12:06
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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71.11°W
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