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

Supernova SN2010F discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3120
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3120. It has received the designation SN2010F.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h05m20s; declination 34°13'S.

The sky on 28 Apr 2024

The sky on 28 April 2024
Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
19:40
Twilight ends
21:29
Twilight begins
03:52

20-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

78%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:58 11:18 17:37
Venus 05:24 12:04 18:43
Moon 00:00 04:11 08:22
Mars 04:15 10:11 16:07
Jupiter 06:28 13:39 20:51
Saturn 03:50 09:27 15:04
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 papers: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012A&A...538A.120L, 2010CBET.2125....1M, 2018arXiv180302571S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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