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

Supernova SN2012ee discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC5050
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 5050. It has received the designation SN2012ee.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 20h45m10s; declination 5°37'S.

The sky on 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
20:40
Twilight ends
22:32
Twilight begins
04:22

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:39 12:28 19:17
Venus 04:20 10:35 16:49
Moon 00:06 04:21 08:38
Mars 11:46 18:55 02:04
Jupiter 08:00 15:28 22:55
Saturn 03:58 09:53 15:48
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.3205....1H, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

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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