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

Supernova SN2012O discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4906
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4906. It has received the designation SN2012O.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h00m30s; declination 27°55'N.

The sky on 6 Jul 2024

The sky on 6 July 2024
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
21:03
Twilight ends
23:03
Twilight begins
04:06

1-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

2%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:53 15:08 22:22
Venus 06:48 14:13 21:37
Moon 06:22 14:20 22:10
Mars 02:39 09:41 16:43
Jupiter 03:42 11:01 18:20
Saturn 00:13 05:55 11:37
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: , 2012CBET.2992....2S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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