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
05:21
Sunset
20:29
Twilight ends
22:36
Twilight begins
03:14

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

85%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:38 12:50 20:02
Venus 03:25 10:31 17:37
Moon 17:00 22:04 03:01
Mars 00:29 06:25 12:20
Jupiter 21:14 01:56 06:38
Saturn 21:34 02:21 07:09
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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