Supernova SN2014cx discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC337

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 337. It has received the designation SN2014cx.

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

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h59m40s; declination 7°34'S.

The sky on 16 Aug 2024

The sky on 16 August 2024
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
19:49
Twilight ends
21:33
Twilight begins
04:17


Waxing Gibbous

92%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:36 13:06 19:35
Venus 07:43 14:13 20:43
Moon 18:09 22:31 02:57
Mars 00:49 08:17 15:46
Jupiter 00:47 08:13 15:40
Saturn 20:50 02:29 08:07
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2016MNRAS.459.3939V, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2014CBET.3963....1N, 2014ATel.6436....1H.

Image credit

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

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