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 23 Nov 2024

The sky on 23 November 2024
Sunrise
07:24
Sunset
17:09
Twilight ends
18:45
Twilight begins
05:48


Waning Crescent

38%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:12 13:43 18:13
Venus 10:48 15:19 19:50
Moon 00:03 06:55 13:36
Mars 21:31 04:51 12:10
Jupiter 18:04 01:28 08:51
Saturn 13:43 19:16 00:49
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: , 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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