Supernova SN2012A discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3239

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3239. It has received the designation SN2012A.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h25m00s; declination 17°09'N.

The sky on 28 Nov 2024

The sky on 28 November 2024
Sunrise
07:01
Sunset
17:25
Twilight ends
18:50
Twilight begins
05:36


Waning Crescent

3%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:15 13:17 18:20
Venus 10:19 15:20 20:21
Moon 04:40 10:09 15:32
Mars 21:33 04:29 11:24
Jupiter 18:02 01:00 07:58
Saturn 13:09 18:51 00:33
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: , 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017MNRAS.467..369S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.2974....3S.

Image credit

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

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