Supernova SN2020rcq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 6930

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 6930. It has received the designation SN2020rcq.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h57m10s; declination 49°17'N.

The sky on 4 Nov 2025

The sky on 4 November 2025
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
16:55
Twilight ends
18:21
Twilight begins
04:46


Waning Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:10 13:04 17:57
Venus 04:59 10:37 16:15
Moon 16:16 23:14 06:23
Mars 07:40 12:45 17:49
Jupiter 21:38 04:42 11:46
Saturn 14:48 20:40 02:31
All times shown in PST.

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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