Supernova SN2014df discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1448

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1448. It has received the designation SN2014df.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h44m20s; declination 44°40'S.

The sky on 28 Apr 2025

The sky on 28 April 2025
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:46
Twilight ends
21:31
Twilight begins
04:07


Waxing Crescent

2%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:04 11:14 17:25
Venus 04:12 10:18 16:23
Moon 06:07 13:36 21:19
Mars 11:29 18:52 02:15
Jupiter 08:13 15:43 23:13
Saturn 04:26 10:18 16:11
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2012CBET.3077....2C, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2016ApJ...833..231T.

Image credit

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

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