Supernova SN2012gm discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC7580

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7580. It has received the designation SN2012gm.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h17m30s; declination 14°00'N.

The sky on 9 May 2024

The sky on 9 May 2024
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:58
Twilight ends
21:49
Twilight begins
03:47


Waxing Crescent

6%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:46 11:11 17:35
Venus 05:25 12:21 19:17
Moon 06:17 14:14 22:20
Mars 03:59 10:07 16:15
Jupiter 06:04 13:15 20:26
Saturn 03:17 08:56 14:35
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.3303....2O, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.3303....1R, 2011ApJ...737..103S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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