Supernova SN2012ht discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3447

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3447. It has received the designation SN2012ht.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h53m20s; declination 16°46'N.

The sky on 28 Apr 2024

The sky on 28 April 2024
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:32
Twilight begins
04:07


Waning Gibbous

77%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:07 11:26 17:45
Venus 05:35 12:12 18:50
Moon 00:03 04:20 08:37
Mars 04:23 10:20 16:16
Jupiter 06:39 13:48 20:57
Saturn 03:58 09:36 15:14
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: , 2018arXiv180906381B, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2018PASP..130f4101V, 2014ApJ...782L..35Y, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S.

Image credit

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

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