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

Supernova MASTER OT J120451.50+265946.6 discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4080
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4080. It has received the designation MASTER OT J120451.50+265946.6.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h04m50s; declination 26°59'N.

The sky on 8 May 2026

The sky on 8 May 2026
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
19:40
Twilight ends
21:16
Twilight begins
04:19

22-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

50%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:38 12:21 19:03
Venus 07:36 14:49 22:03
Moon 01:10 06:08 11:11
Mars 04:44 11:08 17:32
Jupiter 10:02 17:10 00:18
Saturn 04:17 10:24 16:32
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.6640....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2014ATel.6634....1G, 2014ATel.6639....1S, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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