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 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:59
Twilight begins
03:20


Waning Gibbous

78%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:47 11:40 18:34
Venus 03:32 09:47 16:03
Moon 23:28 03:32 07:37
Mars 10:52 18:07 01:22
Jupiter 07:05 14:40 22:15
Saturn 03:11 09:05 15:00
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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