[AZ-Observing] New Supernova in M51
- From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: <AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:08:43 -0400
This just in. A supernova has been discovered in M51. It is currently at
magnitude 13.5, but it's brightening, and should reach the mid 12's. This will
likely be the brightest supernova in many years. It is located 15" west and
67" south of the nucleus. This puts it in the first spiral arm, roughly
opposite of NGC 5195.
There is not much information available at this point, but a good place to
start is David Bishop's site:
http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html#2005cs
Tom
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