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 3 Nov 2025

The sky on 3 November 2025
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
16:56
Twilight ends
18:21
Twilight begins
04:46


Waxing Gibbous

97%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:11 13:05 17:59
Venus 04:57 10:36 16:15
Moon 15:41 22:18 05:06
Mars 07:41 12:45 17:50
Jupiter 21:42 04:46 11:50
Saturn 14:52 20:44 02:35
All times shown in PST.

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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