Supernova iPTF14bdn discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 8503

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 8503. It has received the designation iPTF14bdn.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h30m40s; declination 32°45'N.

The sky on 27 May 2026

The sky on 27 May 2026
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
19:54
Twilight ends
21:36
Twilight begins
04:00


Waxing Gibbous

89%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:34 13:51 21:08
Venus 07:58 15:14 22:30
Moon 16:58 22:21 03:38
Mars 04:08 10:47 17:26
Jupiter 09:03 16:09 23:15
Saturn 03:07 09:17 15:26
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 papers: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2015ApJ...813...30S, 2014ATel.6175....1C, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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