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

Supernova SN2012ah discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7637
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7637. It has received the designation SN2012ah.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h25m50s; declination 81°54'S.

The sky on 28 Nov 2024

The sky on 28 November 2024
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
16:25
Twilight ends
18:03
Twilight begins
05:15

27-day old moon
Waning Crescent

3%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:13 12:44 17:15
Venus 10:16 14:47 19:17
Moon 04:25 09:34 14:35
Mars 20:32 03:55 11:18
Jupiter 17:00 00:27 07:53
Saturn 12:46 18:18 23:50
All times shown in EST.

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.3028....2D, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.3028....1B, 2011ApJ...737..103S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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