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 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: , 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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