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 18 Feb 2026

The sky on 18 February 2026
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
17:38
Twilight ends
19:02
Twilight begins
05:07


Waxing Crescent

6%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:18 13:10 19:02
Venus 07:07 12:45 18:23
Moon 07:17 13:07 19:06
Mars 06:10 11:29 16:48
Jupiter 13:53 21:02 04:11
Saturn 08:03 14:00 19:58
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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