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 28 Apr 2024

The sky on 28 April 2024
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
20:23
Twilight ends
22:06
Twilight begins
04:50

20-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

74%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:47 12:05 18:23
Venus 06:15 12:51 19:28
Moon 00:38 05:01 09:22
Mars 05:02 10:58 16:55
Jupiter 07:21 14:27 21:33
Saturn 04:36 10:15 15:54
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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