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
06:35
Sunset
19:13
Twilight ends
20:39
Twilight begins
05:10

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

64%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:39 11:23 17:06
Venus 08:36 15:48 22:59
Moon 13:19 20:36 03:47
Mars 03:19 08:23 13:27
Jupiter 02:49 07:51 12:53
Saturn 03:11 08:17 13:23
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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