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 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: , 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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