Supernova SN2012ec discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1084

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1084. It has received the designation SN2012ec.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h45m50s; declination 7°34'S.

The sky on 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
20:05
Twilight ends
22:00
Twilight begins
03:36


Waning Gibbous

79%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:58 11:49 18:40
Venus 03:41 09:56 16:11
Moon 23:31 03:41 07:52
Mars 11:04 18:16 01:28
Jupiter 07:18 14:49 22:20
Saturn 03:19 09:14 15:09
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...579A..40S, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2013MNRAS.431L.102M, 2012CBET.3201....1M.

Image credit

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

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