5,263 days ago
Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3239. It has received the designation SN2012A.
The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.
The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h25m00s; declination 17°09'N.
The sky on 5 Jun 2026
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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: , 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017MNRAS.467..369S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.2974....3S.
Image credit
Library image; does not depict newly discovered supernova. © Tom Boles