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Observation by David Swan: Unusual type II SN 2018hna

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2019 Jan 13 - 21:55

Uploaded

2019 Jan 13 - 22:41

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 12h23m
Dec: +58°02'
Position angle: -42°27'

Field size

1°47' × 0°58'

Equipment
  • 200mm SCT
  • Hyperstar
  • ASI178MM
  • Maxim DL
Exposure

63 x 20s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

SN 2018hna

Title

Unusual type II SN 2018hna

About this image

Discovered on the 22 October last year, this type II SN yielded a normal spectrum (Robin Leadbeater, BAA). But the rise in brightness has been unusually slow.

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