Supernova SN2012cg discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC4424

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4424. It has received the designation SN2012cg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h27m10s; declination 9°25'N.

The sky on 4 May 2024

The sky on 4 May 2024
Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
19:47
Twilight ends
21:39
Twilight begins
03:41


Waning Crescent

12%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:45 11:06 17:27
Venus 05:18 12:08 18:58
Moon 03:45 09:38 15:44
Mars 04:01 10:04 16:07
Jupiter 06:08 13:21 20:35
Saturn 03:28 09:06 14:44
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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2018PASP..130f4101V.

Image credit

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

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