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 24 Feb 2026

The sky on 24 February 2026
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
17:43
Twilight ends
19:07
Twilight begins
05:01


Waxing Gibbous

58%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:59 13:00 19:00
Venus 07:04 12:49 18:35
Moon 10:44 18:18 01:57
Mars 06:00 11:24 16:47
Jupiter 13:27 20:37 03:47
Saturn 07:41 13:39 19:38
All times shown in PST.

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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