Supernova AT2014er discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2264

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2264. It has received the designation AT2014er.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Candidate event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 06h40m50s; declination 9°15'N.

The sky on 16 Jul 2025

The sky on 16 July 2025
Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
20:03
Twilight ends
21:44
Twilight begins
04:08


Waning Gibbous

53%

21 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:38 14:19 20:59
Venus 03:00 10:01 17:01
Moon 23:16 05:26 11:46
Mars 10:05 16:24 22:43
Jupiter 04:37 11:47 18:57
Saturn 23:24 05:23 11:21
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 paper: , 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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