Supernova SN2020hvf discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3643

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3643. It has received the designation SN2020hvf.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h21m20s; declination 3°00'N.

The sky on 21 Apr 2020

The sky on 21 April 2020
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
20:16
Twilight ends
21:56
Twilight begins
05:03


Waning Crescent

1%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:19 12:39 18:59
Venus 08:32 16:17 00:03
Moon 06:30 12:38 18:55
Mars 03:41 08:42 13:44
Jupiter 02:36 07:24 12:12
Saturn 02:53 07:46 12:38
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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