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 28 Apr 2025

The sky on 28 April 2025
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:31
Twilight begins
04:07

1-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

2%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:04 11:14 17:25
Venus 04:12 10:18 16:23
Moon 06:07 13:36 21:19
Mars 11:29 18:52 02:15
Jupiter 08:13 15:43 23:13
Saturn 04:26 10:18 16:11
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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