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

Supernova SN2014bc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4258. It has received the designation SN2014bc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II P event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h18m50s; declination 47°18'N.

The sky on 26 Oct 2025

The sky on 26 October 2025
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
18:04
Twilight ends
19:28
Twilight begins
05:39

5-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

28%

5 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:05 14:05 19:04
Venus 05:40 11:30 17:20
Moon 12:04 16:43 21:22
Mars 08:44 13:53 19:03
Jupiter 23:12 06:16 13:20
Saturn 16:25 22:17 04:08
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: , 2014ATel.6156....1S, 2015A&A...580L..15P, 2014CBET.3877....3C, 2014CBET.3876....2C, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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