Supernova SN2012cu discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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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 25 Jul 2026

The sky on 25 July 2026
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
19:58
Twilight ends
21:36
Twilight begins
04:17


Waxing Gibbous

91%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:50 11:46 18:42
Venus 09:33 15:51 22:08
Moon 17:35 22:15 02:55
Mars 02:38 09:48 16:58
Jupiter 06:10 13:08 20:06
Saturn 23:24 05:36 11:47
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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