Supernova SN2012cu discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC4772

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4772. It has received the designation SN2012cu.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h53m20s; declination 2°09'N.

The sky on 29 Aug 2025

The sky on 29 August 2025
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
19:21
Twilight ends
20:48
Twilight begins
04:53


Waxing Crescent

36%

6 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:15 12:00 18:45
Venus 03:49 10:46 17:44
Moon 12:34 17:35 22:30
Mars 09:22 15:11 20:59
Jupiter 02:26 09:33 16:41
Saturn 20:27 02:24 08:20
All times shown in PDT.

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: , 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2012CBET.3146....3Z, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.3146....1I.

Image credit

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

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