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

Supernova SN2012gm discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from South El Monte.
Sun, 18 Nov 2012
4,935 days ago

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 25 May 2026

The sky on 25 May 2026
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
19:53
Twilight ends
21:34
Twilight begins
04:01

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

77%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:26 13:42 20:57
Venus 07:55 15:12 22:28
Moon 15:01 20:57 02:45
Mars 04:12 10:49 17:27
Jupiter 09:09 16:15 23:21
Saturn 03:14 09:24 15:33
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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118.05°W
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