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 6 Nov 2025

The sky on 6 November 2025
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
16:54
Twilight ends
18:19
Twilight begins
04:48


Waning Gibbous

97%

16 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:07 13:00 17:54
Venus 05:03 10:38 16:14
Moon 16:57 00:14 07:41
Mars 07:39 12:43 17:46
Jupiter 21:30 04:35 11:39
Saturn 14:40 20:31 02:23
All times shown in PST.

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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