Supernova SN2010jv discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2379

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2379. It has received the designation SN2010jv.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 07h27m20s; declination 33°48'N.

The sky on 19 Feb 2026

The sky on 19 February 2026
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
17:39
Twilight ends
19:03
Twilight begins
05:06


Waxing Crescent

6%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:16 13:10 19:04
Venus 07:07 12:46 18:25
Moon 07:44 13:52 20:10
Mars 06:08 11:28 16:48
Jupiter 13:48 20:58 04:07
Saturn 07:59 13:57 19:54
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: , 2015ApJS..220....9F, 2012A&A...538A.120L, 2010CBET.2549....1C, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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