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 31 Jan 2026

The sky on 31 January 2026
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
17:20
Twilight ends
18:46
Twilight begins
05:21


Waxing Gibbous

99%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:20 12:35 17:50
Venus 07:14 12:29 17:45
Moon 16:14 23:34 06:45
Mars 06:36 11:43 16:50
Jupiter 15:11 22:20 05:28
Saturn 09:09 15:04 21:00
All times shown in PST.

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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