Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5477
Supernova SN2023XIF in M101, Aldo Bassi
Supernova SN2023XIF in M101
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Supernova SN2023XIF in M101

Supernova SN2023XIF in M101, Aldo Bassi
Supernova SN2023XIF in M101
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Supernova SN2023XIF in M101

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SN 2023ixf is a type II (core collapse)supernova located in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101). It was first observed on 19 May 2023 by Kōichi Itagaki and immediately classified as a type II supernova. Initial magnitude at discovery was 14.9. After discovery, the Zwicky Transient Facility project found a precovery image of the supernova at magnitude 15.87 two days before discovery. 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.The supernova is located near a prominent HII region, NGC 5461, in an outer spiral arm of the bright galaxy.By 22 May 2023 SN 2023ixf had brightened to about magnitude 11.

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Supernova SN2023XIF in M101, Aldo Bassi