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
05:39
Sunset
19:58
Twilight ends
21:40
Twilight begins
03:57

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

68%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:10 14:28 21:46
Venus 05:55 13:08 20:20
Moon 14:30 20:47 02:56
Mars 01:34 07:12 12:50
Jupiter 23:06 04:08 09:11
Saturn 23:22 04:28 09:34
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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