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

Supernova SN2012V discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC6829
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 6829. It has received the designation SN2012V.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 19h47m10s; declination 59°54'N.

The sky on 27 Apr 2024

The sky on 27 April 2024
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
19:39
Twilight ends
21:27
Twilight begins
03:54

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:01 11:21 17:40
Venus 05:25 12:03 18:41
Moon 22:55 03:15 07:31
Mars 04:17 10:12 16:07
Jupiter 06:31 13:42 20:54
Saturn 03:54 09:31 15:08
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, 2012CBET.3008....2V, 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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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