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 23 Nov 2024

The sky on 23 November 2024
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
16:44
Twilight ends
18:12
Twilight begins
05:03


Waning Crescent

38%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:14 13:03 17:52
Venus 09:51 14:41 19:30
Moon 23:38 06:20 12:53
Mars 21:07 04:11 11:15
Jupiter 17:41 00:48 07:55
Saturn 12:58 18:37 00:15
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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