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

Supernova SN2020ftl discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4277
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4277. It has received the designation SN2020ftl.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h20m00s; declination 5°20'N.

The sky on 2 Apr 2020

The sky on 2 April 2020
Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:07
Twilight begins
05:50

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

63%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:11 11:57 17:43
Venus 09:20 16:22 23:24
Moon 13:56 21:05 04:08
Mars 03:46 08:58 14:09
Jupiter 03:16 08:26 13:36
Saturn 03:38 08:52 14:05
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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