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

Supernova SN2012ei discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012
4,873 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5611
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5611. It has received the designation SN2012ei.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h24m00s; declination 33°02'N.

The sky on 25 Dec 2025

The sky on 25 December 2025
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
16:48
Twilight ends
18:18
Twilight begins
05:23

6-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

39%

6 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:49 10:46 15:43
Venus 06:44 11:38 16:32
Moon 10:43 16:27 22:18
Mars 07:14 12:07 17:00
Jupiter 18:03 01:09 08:16
Saturn 11:27 17:19 23:12
All times shown in PST.

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.3209....1N, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2016ApJ...821..119C, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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