Supernova SN2012fg discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2857

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2857. It has received the designation SN2012fg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h24m30s; declination 49°21'N.

The sky on 11 May 2024

The sky on 11 May 2024
Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
19:55
Twilight ends
21:51
Twilight begins
03:28


Waxing Crescent

20%

3 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:34 11:02 17:29
Venus 05:13 12:14 19:15
Moon 07:46 16:04 00:19
Mars 03:46 09:56 16:07
Jupiter 05:46 13:01 20:16
Saturn 03:02 08:40 14:19
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.3253....3S, 2017MNRAS.467..369S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.3253....1L, 2012PASP..124..668Y.

Image credit

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

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