SN 2021aefx
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Right ascension04h 19m 53.402s[2]
Declination−54° 56′ 53.08″[2]
 SN 2021aefx in NGC 1566 at ≈2–21 μm. Left panel: MIRI F1130W PHANGS-JWST image of NGC 1566 showing the location of SN 2021aefx, marked with a green circle. Right panels: zoom-ins on SN 2021aefx in each PHANGS-JWST filter.[1] | |
| Ia | |
| Right ascension | 04h 19m 53.402s[2] |
|---|---|
| Declination | −54° 56′ 53.08″[2] |
| Distance | 17.69 ± 2.02 Mpc[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00502 ± 0.00001[1] |
| Host | NGC 1566 |
SN 2021aefx is a Type Ia supernova discovered in 2021 in the galaxy NGC 1566.
SN 2021aefx was discovered on November 11, 2021, by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc (DLT40) transient survey in the spiral galaxy NGC 1566 at a distance of 17.69 ± 2.02 Mpc.[1] It is located 61.2″ west and 36.5″ south of the center.[2] It was discovered at apparent magnitude of 17.24 and classified as a high-velocity SN Type Ia.[3]
