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

Supernova SN2020xtz discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC6574
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 6574. It has received the designation SN2020xtz.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 18h11m50s; declination 14°58'N.

The sky on 21 Oct 2020

The sky on 21 October 2020
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
18:08
Twilight ends
19:30
Twilight begins
05:32

5-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

31%

5 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:42 13:02 18:23
Venus 04:05 10:19 16:33
Moon 12:24 17:28 22:31
Mars 17:40 23:55 06:11
Jupiter 13:07 18:09 23:10
Saturn 13:30 18:34 23:39
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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