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
05:55
Sunset
19:58
Twilight ends
21:37
Twilight begins
04:17


Waxing Crescent

20%

4 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:29 11:32 18:36
Venus 02:54 09:50 16:45
Moon 10:13 16:41 23:00
Mars 23:31 05:40 11:49
Jupiter 19:13 00:12 05:11
Saturn 19:39 00:43 05:46
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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