Supernova SN2012fr discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1365

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1365. It has received the designation SN2012fr.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h33m30s; declination 36°07'S.

The sky on 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:59
Twilight begins
03:20


Waning Gibbous

79%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:47 11:40 18:34
Venus 03:32 09:47 16:03
Moon 23:28 03:32 07:37
Mars 10:52 18:07 01:22
Jupiter 07:05 14:40 22:15
Saturn 03:11 09:05 15:00
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: , 2018arXiv180310095C, 2013ApJ...770...29C, 2014AJ....148....1Z, 2017MNRAS.472.3437G, 2014arXiv1403.0398Z.

Image credit

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

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