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

Supernova SN2014L discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4254. It has received the designation SN2014L.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ic event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h18m40s; declination 14°24'N.

The sky on 20 Apr 2024

The sky on 20 April 2024
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
19:38
Twilight ends
21:20
Twilight begins
04:22

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

91%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:31 11:57 18:23
Venus 05:43 12:07 18:31
Moon 16:33 22:54 05:05
Mars 04:41 10:28 16:16
Jupiter 07:05 14:12 21:19
Saturn 04:27 10:05 15:42
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: , 2018ApJ...863..109Z, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2019MNRAS.482.1545S, 2014CBET.3795....2Y, 2016ApJ...833..231T.

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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