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 18 Jun 2024

The sky on 18 June 2024
Sunrise
05:17
Sunset
20:28
Twilight ends
22:37
Twilight begins
03:08

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

90%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:34 13:14 20:53
Venus 05:34 13:09 20:44
Moon 17:23 22:16 03:02
Mars 02:33 09:22 16:11
Jupiter 03:57 11:17 18:36
Saturn 00:45 06:26 12:08
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.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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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