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

Supernova SN2010al discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010
5,821 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 4286
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 4286. It has received the designation SN2010al.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ibn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h14m10s; declination 18°26'N.

The sky on 18 Feb 2026

The sky on 18 February 2026
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
17:38
Twilight ends
19:02
Twilight begins
05:07

2-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

6%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:18 13:10 19:02
Venus 07:07 12:45 18:23
Moon 07:17 13:07 19:06
Mars 06:10 11:29 16:48
Jupiter 13:53 21:02 04:11
Saturn 08:03 14:00 19:58
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 papers: , 2015MNRAS.449.1921P, 2017ApJS..233....6H, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017arXiv170601030H, 2019MNRAS.482.1545S.

Image credit

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

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