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
05:43
Sunset
20:08
Twilight ends
21:52
Twilight begins
03:58

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

86%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:54 12:49 19:45
Venus 03:39 10:30 17:22
Moon 16:53 22:11 03:24
Mars 00:27 06:24 12:21
Jupiter 20:54 01:55 06:56
Saturn 21:16 02:21 07:25
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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118.24°W
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