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

Supernova SN2020rcq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 6930
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 6930. It has received the designation SN2020rcq.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h57m10s; declination 49°17'N.

The sky on 9 Aug 2020

The sky on 9 August 2020
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
19:39
Twilight ends
21:10
Twilight begins
04:34

20-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

67%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:25 12:20 19:15
Venus 02:44 09:41 16:38
Moon 22:47 05:07 11:33
Mars 22:45 05:00 11:15
Jupiter 17:52 22:54 03:55
Saturn 18:22 23:27 04:33
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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117.16°W
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