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

Supernova AT2019gcm discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC1008
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 1008. It has received the designation AT2019gcm.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h23m40s; declination 28°20'N.

The sky on 25 May 2019

The sky on 25 May 2019
Sunrise
05:12
Sunset
20:08
Twilight ends
22:13
Twilight begins
03:07

21-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

59%

21 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:26 13:00 20:34
Venus 04:17 11:13 18:09
Moon 01:11 06:05 11:05
Mars 07:16 14:57 22:39
Jupiter 21:21 01:56 06:30
Saturn 23:20 03:59 08:37
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: , .

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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