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

Supernova SN2020afp discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: IC3900
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 3900. It has received the designation SN2020afp.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h55m40s; declination 27°15'N.

The sky on 18 Jan 2020

The sky on 18 January 2020
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
17:07
Twilight ends
18:35
Twilight begins
05:27

23-day old moon
Waning Crescent

35%

23 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:24 12:25 17:26
Venus 09:00 14:33 20:07
Moon 01:04 06:43 12:16
Mars 03:35 08:36 13:36
Jupiter 05:50 10:47 15:43
Saturn 06:40 11:41 16:43
All times shown in PST.

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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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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