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Supernova 2024btj in NGC 3780

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 19.78° Az: 15.25° Direction: North-North-East

2024btj

Finder chart for Supernova 2024btj in NGC 3780. Background image: DSS2

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 40m 37s

Declination +56° 07’ 08”

Hour Angle 13h 45m 24s

Sidereal Time 01h 26m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 39m 14.350s

Declination 56° 15' 38.18"

Additional Information

Type SN II

Magnitude at Discovery 18.53

Discovery Date February 5, 2024

Discoverers Di Hu, Ziyi Zhao, Yanxi Li, Mi Zhang, Jianlin Xu, Leiming Tang, Lanhe Ding, Xiaochang Yan, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyuan Zhao, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Xing Gao and the PSP team

Host Galaxy NGC 3780

TNS https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024btj

Today's rise, transit and set times of Supernova 2024btj in NGC 3780 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Supernova 2024btj in NGC 3780 is circumpolar and transits at 15:57 reaching a maximum altitude of 85.4°.

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