Supernova SN2012au discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC4790

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4790. It has received the designation SN2012au.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h54m50s; declination 10°14'S.

The sky on 28 Nov 2024

The sky on 28 November 2024
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
16:25
Twilight ends
18:03
Twilight begins
05:15


Waning Crescent

3%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:13 12:44 17:15
Venus 10:16 14:47 19:17
Moon 04:25 09:34 14:35
Mars 20:32 03:55 11:18
Jupiter 17:00 00:27 07:53
Saturn 12:46 18:18 23:50
All times shown in EST.

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: , 2013ApJ...770L..38M, 2019MNRAS.482.1545S, 2016ApJ...821..119C, 2012CBET.3052....2S, 2017csnh.book.....H.

Image credit

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

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