Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M101 with SN2023ixf ~ 29 Jun 2023, Dionysus
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M101 with SN2023ixf ~ 29 Jun 2023

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M101 with SN2023ixf ~ 29 Jun 2023

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SN 2023ixf is a type II (core collapse) supernova located near a prominent HII region, NGC 5461, in an outer spiral arm of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).  The supernova is about 21 million light-years from Earth and is expected to have left behind either a neutron star or black hole based on current stellar evolution models.

It was first observed on 19 May 2023 by Kōichi Itagaki and initial magnitude at discovery was 14.9. After discovery, the Zwicky Transient Facility project found a precovery image of the supernova at magnitude 15.9 two days before discovery. By 22 May 2023 SN 2023ixf had brightened to about magnitude 11, and started to fade on around 10 June 2023. 

The last supernova this close to Earth was SN 2014J in Messier 82, roughly 12 million light-years from Earth.

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M101 with SN2023ixf ~ 29 Jun 2023, Dionysus