Supernova ASASSN-14iu discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2771

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2771. It has received the designation ASASSN-14iu.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h10m30s; declination 50°22'N.

The sky on 8 May 2024

The sky on 8 May 2024
Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
19:57
Twilight ends
21:48
Twilight begins
03:49


Waxing Crescent

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30 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:48 11:11 17:34
Venus 05:26 12:20 19:14
Moon 05:39 13:15 21:06
Mars 04:01 10:08 16:15
Jupiter 06:07 13:18 20:29
Saturn 03:21 09:00 14:39
All times shown in EDT.

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: , 2014ATel.6571....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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