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

Supernova SN2018hdp discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 1716
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 1716. It has received the designation SN2018hdp.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ic event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h13m40s; declination 4°06'N.

The sky on 8 Oct 2018

The sky on 8 October 2018
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
18:14
Twilight ends
19:47
Twilight begins
05:13

29-day old moon
Waning Crescent

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29 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:54 13:17 18:40
Venus 09:19 13:57 18:34
Moon 05:58 12:14 18:20
Mars 15:43 20:23 01:03
Jupiter 10:04 14:59 19:54
Saturn 13:14 17:48 22:21
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: , 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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