Supernova SN2012O discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC4906

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4906. It has received the designation SN2012O.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h00m30s; declination 27°55'N.

The sky on 13 May 2024

The sky on 13 May 2024
Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
20:02
Twilight ends
21:56
Twilight begins
03:40


Waxing Crescent

35%

5 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:41 11:11 17:40
Venus 05:23 12:25 19:26
Moon 10:10 18:01 01:41
Mars 03:50 10:03 16:15
Jupiter 05:51 13:03 20:16
Saturn 03:02 08:42 14:21
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: , 2012CBET.2992....2S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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