Supernova ASASSN-15aj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3449

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3449. It has received the designation ASASSN-15aj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h52m50s; declination 32°55'S.

The sky on 10 May 2025

The sky on 10 May 2025
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:43
Twilight ends
21:19
Twilight begins
04:17


Waxing Gibbous

98%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:05 11:33 18:01
Venus 03:52 10:01 16:09
Moon 18:18 23:41 04:57
Mars 11:29 18:27 01:26
Jupiter 07:56 15:06 22:16
Saturn 03:39 09:35 15:31
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2015ATel.6886....1D, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.6905....1S.

Image credit

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

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