Supernova SN2010F discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3120

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3120. It has received the designation SN2010F.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h05m20s; declination 34°13'S.

The sky on 5 Jan 2025

The sky on 5 January 2025
Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
16:25
Twilight ends
18:06
Twilight begins
05:30


Waxing Crescent

35%

6 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:51 10:24 14:57
Venus 09:40 15:00 20:20
Moon 10:43 16:45 23:00
Mars 17:16 00:56 08:36
Jupiter 13:56 21:24 04:53
Saturn 10:13 15:47 21:21
All times shown in EST.

Source

The data presented here was taken from the Open Supernova Catalog.

The circumstances of this supernova were calculated using data from the following papers: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012A&A...538A.120L, 2010CBET.2125....1M, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles

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