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
06:32
Sunset
18:59
Twilight ends
20:33
Twilight begins
04:58


Waning Crescent

0%

28 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:28 14:06 19:43
Venus 02:58 10:02 17:06
Moon 05:17 12:13 18:57
Mars 20:31 02:58 09:25
Jupiter 15:44 20:21 00:59
Saturn 16:12 20:56 01:39
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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