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 23 Nov 2024

The sky on 23 November 2024
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
16:27
Twilight ends
18:04
Twilight begins
05:11


Waning Crescent

38%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:37 13:04 17:30
Venus 10:14 14:41 19:08
Moon 23:20 06:15 12:58
Mars 20:49 04:12 11:35
Jupiter 17:22 00:49 08:16
Saturn 13:05 18:37 00:09
All times shown in EST.

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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