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 10 Apr 2026

The sky on 10 April 2026
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
19:19
Twilight ends
20:46
Twilight begins
04:58


Waning Crescent

39%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:27 11:17 17:07
Venus 07:32 14:19 21:06
Moon 02:36 07:26 12:21
Mars 05:38 11:39 17:39
Jupiter 11:36 18:45 01:54
Saturn 05:58 12:02 18:07
All times shown in PDT.

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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