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 Nov 2024

The sky on 28 November 2024
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
16:13
Twilight ends
17:53
Twilight begins
05:08


Waning Crescent

3%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:08 12:35 17:02
Venus 10:12 14:38 19:04
Moon 04:19 09:25 14:23
Mars 20:20 03:46 11:13
Jupiter 16:47 00:18 07:49
Saturn 12:38 18:09 23:40
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: , 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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