Supernova SN2020tlf discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5731

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5731. It has received the designation SN2020tlf.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h40m10s; declination 42°46'N.

The sky on 16 Sep 2020

The sky on 16 September 2020
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
18:56
Twilight ends
20:20
Twilight begins
05:09


Waning Crescent

0%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:22 14:05 19:48
Venus 03:12 10:01 16:51
Moon 05:35 12:19 18:53
Mars 20:36 02:57 09:18
Jupiter 15:23 20:20 01:17
Saturn 15:53 20:54 01:56
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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