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 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
19:47
Twilight ends
21:25
Twilight begins
04:09

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:08 11:49 18:29
Venus 03:43 09:55 16:07
Moon 23:07 03:47 08:27
Mars 11:19 18:15 01:10
Jupiter 07:37 14:47 21:58
Saturn 03:16 09:13 15:09
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: , 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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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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