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Dominic Ford, Editor
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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 23 Feb 2026
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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