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

Supernova SN2012Z discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC1309
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1309. It has received the designation SN2012Z.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia Pec event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h22m00s; declination 15°23'S.

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

79%

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: , 2015A&A...573A...2S, 2015ApJ...806..191Y, 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S.

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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