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

Supernova SN2020ukx discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2784
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2784. It has received the designation SN2020ukx.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h12m20s; declination 24°10'S.

The sky on 28 Sep 2020

The sky on 28 September 2020
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
18:39
Twilight ends
20:03
Twilight begins
05:19

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

91%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:49 14:12 19:36
Venus 03:29 10:09 16:49
Moon 17:35 23:00 04:32
Mars 19:41 02:01 08:21
Jupiter 14:37 19:35 00:32
Saturn 15:05 20:07 01:08
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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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