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Posted: **03.09.2004, 15:00**

2004dj "IAUC 8377"
{   
   RA 7.371705
   Dec 65.35
   Distance ????
   SpectralType "IIP"
   AppMag 11.9
}

http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html#2004dj

comment "distance" ?

Posted: **03.09.2004, 15:22**

The supernova is far away, in the galaxy NGC 2403. It cannot be drawn as a star. Use a DSC catalog instead.

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Nebula "SN2004dj" {
   RA 7.621395  # 7h + 37m/60 + 17.02s/3600
   Dec 65.59939 #  65deg +35m/60. +57.8s/3600
    Distance 11.8e6 # light years
    Radius 0.001
}

Posted: **03.09.2004, 15:35**

merci