NGC1316 Galaxy in Fornax showing SuperNova Nov 08
| OBJECT | NGC1316 and 1317 |
| DATE | 17 Nov 2006 and lower image Oct 2008 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS |
333 mm mirror f/4.5 at prime focus. ccd TC-245 756 x 483 px, |
| EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 900seconds and binning 1: composite image, 2340seconds |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | |
| DISTANCE | 53 Million Light Years |
| MAGNITUDE | ngc1316=8.5 and ngc1317=11 |
| POSITION RA-DEC | ngc1316=RA: 03h22m 42.0s DE:-37°13'00" and ngc1317=03h23m14.47s -37°03'17.0" |
| DETAILS | Face on Spiral with dust lanes. first image shows a supernova close to galactic centre(just at lower right) and it is then missing in the second image. |
