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

Supernova SN2012cc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4419
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4419. It has received the designation SN2012cc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h26m50s; declination 15°02'N.

The sky on 26 Apr 2024

The sky on 26 April 2024
Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
19:38
Twilight ends
21:25
Twilight begins
03:56

18-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

91%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:03 11:24 17:44
Venus 05:26 12:02 18:38
Moon 21:47 02:22 06:50
Mars 04:19 10:13 16:07
Jupiter 06:34 13:45 20:57
Saturn 03:58 09:35 15:11
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: , 2012CBET.3105....2M, 2012CBET.3105....1C, 2011ApJ...737..103S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

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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