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 15 Jul 2026

The sky on 15 July 2026
Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
20:03
Twilight ends
21:45
Twilight begins
04:07


Waxing Crescent

7%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:44 12:35 19:26
Venus 09:20 15:51 22:21
Moon 07:16 14:23 21:20
Mars 02:51 09:58 17:04
Jupiter 06:39 13:38 20:38
Saturn 00:03 06:14 12:26
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: , 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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