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

Supernova SN2012aw discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3351. It has received the designation SN2012aw.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h43m50s; declination 11°40'N.

The sky on 28 Nov 2024

The sky on 28 November 2024
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
16:43
Twilight ends
18:11
Twilight begins
05:07

27-day old moon
Waning Crescent

3%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:50 12:43 17:36
Venus 09:55 14:47 19:38
Moon 04:19 09:40 14:54
Mars 20:50 03:55 10:59
Jupiter 17:19 00:26 07:33
Saturn 12:38 18:17 23:56
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2014ApJ...787..139D, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2013NewA...20...30M, 2019MNRAS.490.2799D, 2016ApJ...820...33R.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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