Supernova PSN J01560428+3607424 discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 1400

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 1400. It has received the designation PSN J01560428+3607424.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 01h56m00s; declination 36°07'N.

The sky on 23 Feb 2026

The sky on 23 February 2026
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
17:42
Twilight ends
19:06
Twilight begins
05:02


Waxing Crescent

48%

6 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:03 13:03 19:02
Venus 07:04 12:49 18:33
Moon 09:56 17:18 00:47
Mars 06:02 11:25 16:48
Jupiter 13:32 20:41 03:51
Saturn 07:44 13:43 19:41
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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