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

Supernova SN2012gm discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7580
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7580. It has received the designation SN2012gm.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h17m30s; declination 14°00'N.

The sky on 27 Apr 2024

The sky on 27 April 2024
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
19:33
Twilight ends
21:05
Twilight begins
04:33

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:14 11:29 17:44
Venus 05:43 12:12 18:40
Moon 22:40 03:31 08:18
Mars 04:24 10:20 16:17
Jupiter 06:57 13:51 20:44
Saturn 03:56 09:39 15:22
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.3303....2O, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2012CBET.3303....1R, 2011ApJ...737..103S, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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