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

Supernova SN2018aoz discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3923
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3923. It has received the designation SN2018aoz.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h51m00s; declination 28°44'S.

The sky on 2 Apr 2018

The sky on 2 April 2018
Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
19:45
Twilight ends
21:07
Twilight begins
05:51

16-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

94%

16 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:00 13:18 19:37
Venus 08:13 14:45 21:16
Moon 21:08 02:58 08:43
Mars 02:17 07:21 12:25
Jupiter 22:42 04:04 09:25
Saturn 02:13 07:21 12:28
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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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30.33°N
81.66°W
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