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

Supernova SN2020llx discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7140
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7140. It has received the designation SN2020llx.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 21h52m10s; declination 55°33'S.

The sky on 31 May 2020

The sky on 31 May 2020
Sunrise
05:20
Sunset
20:18
Twilight ends
22:22
Twilight begins
03:17

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

67%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:47 14:29 22:11
Venus 05:35 13:09 20:44
Moon 14:14 20:42 02:58
Mars 01:42 07:13 12:44
Jupiter 23:25 04:10 08:54
Saturn 23:41 04:30 09:19
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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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