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 6 Jul 2024

The sky on 6 July 2024
Sunrise
05:11
Sunset
20:23
Twilight ends
22:34
Twilight begins
03:00


Waxing Crescent

2%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:59 14:20 21:41
Venus 05:53 13:25 20:58
Moon 05:22 13:30 21:30
Mars 01:47 08:54 16:01
Jupiter 02:48 10:14 17:40
Saturn 23:27 05:07 10:48
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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