* Astronomy

A type Ia magnitude 14.3 supernova, 2011ek, was discovered on the 4th August, 2011, by K. Itagaki in the 14th magnitude barred spiral galaxy NGC 918 in the constellation Aries.
The supernova is located 27" west and 133" north from the center of the galaxy.
The galaxy also hosted supernova 2009 js

Position (2000):     RA 02 25 48.88 |  Dec +18° 32' 00.0"
z = 0.005027

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