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
06:36
Sunset
19:14
Twilight ends
20:40
Twilight begins
05:10

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

64%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:40 11:23 17:07
Venus 08:37 15:49 23:00
Moon 13:15 20:36 03:53
Mars 03:20 08:24 13:28
Jupiter 02:50 07:52 12:54
Saturn 03:12 08:18 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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34.05°N
118.24°W
PDT

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