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 11 Aug 2026

The sky on 11 August 2026
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
19:57
Twilight ends
21:43
Twilight begins
04:08

29-day old moon
Waning Crescent

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29 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:36 11:53 19:10
Venus 09:53 15:46 21:40
Moon 04:21 12:00 19:25
Mars 01:58 09:32 17:05
Jupiter 05:07 12:18 19:29
Saturn 22:15 04:29 10:44
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: , 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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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