Supernova SN2014dg discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 2855

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 2855. It has received the designation SN2014dg.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h48m10s; declination 70°07'N.

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: , 2020MNRAS.492.4325S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2014CBET.3978....1N, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B.

Image credit

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

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