Supernova SN2012V discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC6829

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 6829. It has received the designation SN2012V.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 19h47m10s; declination 59°54'N.

The sky on 10 May 2024

The sky on 10 May 2024
Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:51
Twilight begins
03:45


Waxing Crescent

8%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:45 11:10 17:36
Venus 05:25 12:22 19:19
Moon 07:04 15:14 23:27
Mars 03:57 10:06 16:15
Jupiter 06:01 13:12 20:24
Saturn 03:13 08:53 14:32
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012CBET.3008....2V, 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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