Quote:
Originally Posted by Park123
Hi all,
It currently sits at mag 15.10 and rising fast. This could be the supernova of the year and makes a fantastic target for astro imagers.
This new target will be typed by the professionals in the next day or so and if it is a type Ia could reach a peak mag of 12.5-13 well in range of small telescopes.
|
An ATel has been posted, indicating that from a spectrum obtained on 28.53 Oct it is a young type 1a supernova about 11 days from maximum:
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4525
Cheers -