Supernova AT2014ge discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC4080

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4080. It has received the designation AT2014ge.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h04m50s; declination 26°59'N.

The sky on 9 May 2026

The sky on 9 May 2026
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:41
Twilight ends
21:17
Twilight begins
04:17


Waning Crescent

49%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:40 12:25 19:10
Venus 07:37 14:50 22:04
Moon 01:43 06:55 12:12
Mars 04:42 11:07 17:31
Jupiter 09:59 17:07 00:14
Saturn 04:13 10:21 16:29
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 papers: , 2014ATel.6634....1G, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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