Supernova SN2020qmp discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 7125

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 7125. It has received the designation SN2020qmp.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h08m40s; declination 36°48'N.

The sky on 24 Jul 2020

The sky on 24 July 2020
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
20:17
Twilight ends
22:13
Twilight begins
03:42


Waxing Crescent

19%

4 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:11 11:33 18:55
Venus 02:39 09:51 17:03
Moon 10:00 16:36 23:00
Mars 23:30 05:41 11:52
Jupiter 19:33 00:13 04:53
Saturn 19:58 00:44 05:30
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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