Supernova ASASSN-14ha discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC1566

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1566. It has received the designation ASASSN-14ha.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 04h20m00s; declination 54°56'S.

The sky on 28 Apr 2025

The sky on 28 April 2025
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
19:40
Twilight ends
21:28
Twilight begins
03:53


Waxing Crescent

2%

1 day old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:55 11:05 17:16
Venus 04:03 10:09 16:15
Moon 05:54 13:27 21:14
Mars 11:17 18:43 02:10
Jupiter 08:01 15:35 23:09
Saturn 04:17 10:10 16:02
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: , 2016MNRAS.459.3939V, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2014ATel.6460....1K, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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