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

Supernova SN2012fr discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC1365
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1365. It has received the designation SN2012fr.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h33m30s; declination 36°07'S.

The sky on 28 Apr 2024

The sky on 28 April 2024
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:32
Twilight begins
04:07

20-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

74%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:07 11:26 17:45
Venus 05:35 12:12 18:50
Moon 00:03 04:20 08:37
Mars 04:23 10:20 16:16
Jupiter 06:39 13:48 20:57
Saturn 03:58 09:36 15:14
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: , 2018arXiv180310095C, 2013ApJ...770...29C, 2014AJ....148....1Z, 2017MNRAS.472.3437G, 2014arXiv1403.0398Z.

Image credit

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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