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

Supernova SN2012fg discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sun, 07 Oct 2012
5,039 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2857
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2857. It has received the designation SN2012fg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type IIb event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h24m30s; declination 49°21'N.

The sky on 25 Jul 2026

The sky on 25 July 2026
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
19:58
Twilight ends
21:36
Twilight begins
04:17

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

91%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:50 11:46 18:42
Venus 09:33 15:51 22:08
Moon 17:35 22:15 02:55
Mars 02:38 09:48 16:58
Jupiter 06:10 13:08 20:06
Saturn 23:24 05:36 11:47
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: , 2012CBET.3253....3S, 2017MNRAS.467..369S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.3253....1L, 2012PASP..124..668Y.

Image credit

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

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