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
06:49
Sunset
18:27
Twilight ends
19:50
Twilight begins
05:26

29-day old moon
Waning Crescent

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29 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:52 13:25 18:57
Venus 09:04 14:04 19:04
Moon 06:16 12:28 18:33
Mars 15:29 20:30 01:32
Jupiter 09:54 15:06 20:19
Saturn 12:58 17:55 22:52
All times shown in PDT.

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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