5 million times brightened Star visible to the unaided eye
Supernova occurs when a star is exploded. This is one possibility in the last stage of the life of stars. If there is a star pair and one star is dwarf or if one has high mass, then such explosion occurs. The star exploded is a 22.3 magnitude star in Lupus constellation in Southern sky. On 12th June its explosion was noticed. Electronic survey systems revealed that the originally 22.3 magnitude star exploded and gained brightness of 8.7. On 19th June, its brightness increased to 5.7, that means it became so bright that even unaided eye can see it from dark skies.
V462 Lupi is the name given to this Nova. It might have exploded hundreds of years ago, but we came to know only when its light reached us. This can be found out with the help of bright Centaurus constellation in the Southern sky. As its magnitude is 5.8, it can be observed through the naked eyes from a very dark sky. Through a binocular, it is easily observable. This star is near the Kappa Centauri of Centaurus constellation. Its position can be seen below:
As this Supernova has around 40 degree declination, it cannot be observed beyond 35 degree North. In India, it can be observed at night between 9.30 to 11.30 by taking direction from bright Kappa Centauri star. For some days, it will remain bright. Although there are clouds these days, even if the sky region gets clear for just 15 minutes, it can be viewed through a binocular.
