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 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:59
Twilight begins
03:20

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:47 11:40 18:34
Venus 03:32 09:47 16:03
Moon 23:28 03:32 07:37
Mars 10:52 18:07 01:22
Jupiter 07:05 14:40 22:15
Saturn 03:11 09:05 15:00
All times shown in EDT.

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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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