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 28 Nov 2024

The sky on 28 November 2024
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
16:25
Twilight ends
18:03
Twilight begins
05:15


Waning Crescent

3%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:13 12:44 17:15
Venus 10:16 14:47 19:17
Moon 04:25 09:34 14:35
Mars 20:32 03:55 11:18
Jupiter 17:00 00:27 07:53
Saturn 12:46 18:18 23:50
All times shown in EST.

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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