Supernova SN2014L discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: M99

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4254. It has received the designation SN2014L.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ic event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h18m40s; declination 14°24'N.

The sky on 27 May 2026

The sky on 27 May 2026
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
19:54
Twilight ends
21:36
Twilight begins
04:00


Waxing Gibbous

89%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:34 13:51 21:08
Venus 07:58 15:14 22:30
Moon 16:58 22:21 03:38
Mars 04:08 10:47 17:26
Jupiter 09:03 16:09 23:15
Saturn 03:07 09:17 15:26
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: , 2018ApJ...863..109Z, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2019MNRAS.482.1545S, 2014CBET.3795....2Y, 2016ApJ...833..231T.

Image credit

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

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