Supernova SN2012Z discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1309

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1309. It has received the designation SN2012Z.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia Pec event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h22m00s; declination 15°23'S.

The sky on 11 May 2024

The sky on 11 May 2024
Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
20:00
Twilight ends
21:53
Twilight begins
03:44


Waxing Crescent

19%

3 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:44 11:10 17:37
Venus 05:24 12:23 19:21
Moon 08:00 16:13 00:22
Mars 03:55 10:05 16:15
Jupiter 05:58 13:09 20:21
Saturn 03:09 08:49 14:28
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: , 2015A&A...573A...2S, 2015ApJ...806..191Y, 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S.

Image credit

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

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