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 24 Apr 2024

The sky on 24 April 2024
Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
20:19
Twilight ends
22:00
Twilight begins
04:57

16-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

98%

16 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:58 12:18 18:39
Venus 06:19 12:49 19:18
Moon 20:17 01:36 06:47
Mars 05:10 11:03 16:55
Jupiter 07:34 14:39 21:44
Saturn 04:51 10:29 16:08
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: , 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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39.96°N
83.00°W
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