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 23 Nov 2024

The sky on 23 November 2024
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
17:26
Twilight ends
18:50
Twilight begins
05:32


Waning Crescent

38%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:38 13:37 18:36
Venus 10:15 15:14 20:13
Moon 00:11 06:49 13:20
Mars 21:50 04:45 11:41
Jupiter 18:24 01:22 08:21
Saturn 13:29 19:11 00:52
All times shown in EST.

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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