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 13 May 2024

The sky on 13 May 2024
Sunrise
05:22
Sunset
19:57
Twilight ends
21:54
Twilight begins
03:25


Waxing Crescent

33%

5 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:31 11:02 17:33
Venus 05:11 12:16 19:20
Moon 09:56 17:52 01:36
Mars 03:41 09:54 16:07
Jupiter 05:39 12:55 20:10
Saturn 02:54 08:33 14:12
All times shown in EDT.

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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