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 29 Oct 2025

The sky on 29 October 2025
Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
18:01
Twilight ends
19:26
Twilight begins
05:42


Waxing Gibbous

57%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:10 14:06 19:03
Venus 05:46 11:32 17:18
Moon 14:11 19:16 00:26
Mars 08:43 13:50 18:58
Jupiter 23:01 06:05 13:09
Saturn 16:12 22:04 03:56
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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