Supernova SN2014bc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: M106

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4258. It has received the designation SN2014bc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h18m50s; declination 47°18'N.

The sky on 17 Jul 2025

The sky on 17 July 2025
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
20:02
Twilight ends
21:43
Twilight begins
04:09


Waning Crescent

46%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:35 14:15 20:55
Venus 03:00 10:02 17:03
Moon 23:44 06:14 12:54
Mars 10:04 16:22 22:40
Jupiter 04:34 11:44 18:54
Saturn 23:20 05:19 11:17
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: , 2014ATel.6156....1S, 2015A&A...580L..15P, 2014CBET.3877....3C, 2014CBET.3876....2C, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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