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

Supernova SN2019cec discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5278
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5278. It has received the designation SN2019cec.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h41m40s; declination 55°40'N.

The sky on 25 Mar 2019

The sky on 25 March 2019
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
19:07
Twilight ends
20:31
Twilight begins
05:23

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

73%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:56 11:47 17:38
Venus 05:15 10:44 16:12
Moon 23:26 04:47 10:04
Mars 09:13 16:13 23:14
Jupiter 01:16 06:13 11:11
Saturn 03:03 08:04 13:04
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

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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