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 16 May 2025

The sky on 16 May 2025
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
20:08
Twilight ends
21:39
Twilight begins
04:56

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

82%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:45 12:19 18:53
Venus 04:15 10:25 16:35
Moon 23:20 04:14 09:09
Mars 11:58 18:45 01:32
Jupiter 08:19 15:18 22:17
Saturn 03:46 09:43 15:41
All times shown in CDT.

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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29.62°N
95.63°W
CDT

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