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

Supernova SN2020nvb discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4457
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4457. It has received the designation SN2020nvb.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h28m50s; declination 3°34'N.

The sky on 1 Jul 2020

The sky on 1 July 2020
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:00
Twilight ends
21:41
Twilight begins
04:00

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

85%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:52 12:45 19:38
Venus 03:37 10:26 17:15
Moon 16:40 22:06 03:27
Mars 00:23 06:20 12:17
Jupiter 20:47 01:51 06:55
Saturn 21:09 02:16 07:24
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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32.72°N
117.16°W
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