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

Supernova SN2012cg discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4424
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4424. It has received the designation SN2012cg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h27m10s; declination 9°25'N.

The sky on 30 Oct 2025

The sky on 30 October 2025
Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
18:00
Twilight ends
19:25
Twilight begins
05:43

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

65%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:11 14:07 19:02
Venus 05:48 11:33 17:18
Moon 14:44 20:04 01:31
Mars 08:42 13:49 18:56
Jupiter 22:57 06:01 13:05
Saturn 16:08 22:00 03:52
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: , 2019MNRAS.490.3882S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2018PASP..130f4101V.

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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