Supernova SN2012fh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3344

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3344. It has received the designation SN2012fh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb/Ib/Ic event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h43m30s; declination 24°53'N.

The sky on 10 May 2024

The sky on 10 May 2024
Sunrise
05:25
Sunset
19:53
Twilight ends
21:49
Twilight begins
03:30


Waxing Crescent

12%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:35 11:02 17:28
Venus 05:14 12:13 19:13
Moon 06:50 15:05 23:24
Mars 03:48 09:57 16:07
Jupiter 05:49 13:04 20:18
Saturn 03:06 08:44 14:22
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: , 2019MNRAS.482.1545S, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2012CBET.3263....3T, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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