Supernova MASTER OT J120451.50+265946.6 discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4080

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4080. It has received the designation MASTER OT J120451.50+265946.6.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h04m50s; declination 26°59'N.

The sky on 27 Sep 2024

The sky on 27 September 2024
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
18:41
Twilight ends
20:05
Twilight begins
05:18


Waning Crescent

16%

24 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:31 12:35 18:39
Venus 09:10 14:36 20:02
Moon 01:50 09:14 16:29
Mars 00:10 07:21 14:32
Jupiter 22:38 05:45 12:53
Saturn 17:47 23:28 05:08
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.6640....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2014ATel.6634....1G, 2014ATel.6639....1S, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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