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 31 Oct 2025

The sky on 31 October 2025
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
17:59
Twilight ends
19:24
Twilight begins
05:43

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

75%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:11 14:07 19:02
Venus 05:51 11:34 17:17
Moon 15:13 20:51 02:37
Mars 08:42 13:48 18:55
Jupiter 22:53 05:57 13:02
Saturn 16:04 21:56 03:48
All times shown in PDT.

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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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