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
06:23
Sunset
19:11
Twilight ends
20:48
Twilight begins
04:46

16-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

94%

16 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:08 12:36 19:04
Venus 07:15 14:03 20:51
Moon 20:29 02:14 07:52
Mars 02:09 06:39 11:09
Jupiter 22:23 03:21 08:20
Saturn 02:03 06:39 11:14
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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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