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

Supernova SN2019fya discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7549
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7549. It has received the designation SN2019fya.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h15m10s; declination 19°02'N.

The sky on 24 May 2019

The sky on 24 May 2019
Sunrise
05:13
Sunset
20:07
Twilight ends
22:12
Twilight begins
03:09

20-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

68%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:24 12:55 20:26
Venus 04:17 11:12 18:07
Moon 00:34 05:18 10:06
Mars 07:17 14:59 22:40
Jupiter 21:25 02:00 06:35
Saturn 23:24 04:03 08:42
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

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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