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
05:09
Sunset
20:25
Twilight ends
22:38
Twilight begins
02:55

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

84%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:27 12:42 19:57
Venus 03:13 10:22 17:31
Moon 16:47 21:55 02:55
Mars 00:21 06:16 12:11
Jupiter 21:09 01:47 06:26
Saturn 21:29 02:13 06:57
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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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