Supernova SN2023ixf

Constellation: Ursa Major

Supernova SN2023ixf was discovered by Koichi Itagaki on May 19, 2023. Its magnitude was about 11.3 at the time of imaging. It is located in Messier 101, a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, which is about 21 million Ly away. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This image was taken on May 29 and 30, 2023. Data for the galaxy was also taken on February 28, 2022.

Linked image(s):

Telescope & Mount

Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with 0.7x reducer on a 10Micron GM1000HPS mount.

Imaging:

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro (bin 1×1)

Data:

Optolong L-eXtreme: 122X300s
Optolong L-Pro: 40x300s

Total integration time: 13h 30′