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
06:03
Sunset
20:54
Twilight ends
22:53
Twilight begins
04:04

9-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

67%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:30 15:08 22:45
Venus 06:18 13:48 21:18
Moon 15:01 21:22 03:33
Mars 02:20 07:52 13:24
Jupiter 00:00 04:48 09:37
Saturn 00:16 05:09 10:01
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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