Supernova SN2012ei discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5611

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5611. It has received the designation SN2012ei.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h24m00s; declination 33°02'N.

The sky on 26 May 2024

The sky on 26 May 2024
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
20:20
Twilight ends
21:54
Twilight begins
04:50


Waning Gibbous

84%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 12:03 18:40
Venus 06:19 13:12 20:05
Moon 22:49 03:48 08:47
Mars 04:03 10:21 16:39
Jupiter 06:08 12:58 19:49
Saturn 02:39 08:27 14:15
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: , 2012CBET.3209....1N, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ApJ...821..119C, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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