Supernova SN2020scc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2782

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2782. It has received the designation SN2020scc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h14m00s; declination 40°04'N.

The sky on 20 Aug 2020

The sky on 20 August 2020
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
20:21
Twilight ends
22:00
Twilight begins
05:06


Waxing Crescent

3%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:01 13:48 20:35
Venus 03:11 10:26 17:41
Moon 08:25 15:08 21:39
Mars 22:51 05:14 11:36
Jupiter 18:08 22:50 03:32
Saturn 18:37 23:25 04:13
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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