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 25 May 2026

The sky on 25 May 2026
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
19:53
Twilight ends
21:34
Twilight begins
04:01


Waxing Gibbous

76%

9 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:26 13:42 20:57
Venus 07:55 15:12 22:28
Moon 15:01 20:57 02:45
Mars 04:12 10:49 17:27
Jupiter 09:09 16:15 23:21
Saturn 03:14 09:24 15:33
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: , 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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