Supernova ASASSN-15ak discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 110

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 110. It has received the designation ASASSN-15ak.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia Pec event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 00h12m00s; declination 26°23'N.

The sky on 10 May 2025

The sky on 10 May 2025
Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:50
Twilight begins
03:46


Waxing Gibbous

98%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:57 11:32 18:08
Venus 03:50 10:01 16:12
Moon 18:24 23:36 04:39
Mars 11:12 18:28 01:43
Jupiter 07:36 15:07 22:38
Saturn 03:41 09:36 15:30
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: , 2015ATel.6892....1D, 2015ATel.6899....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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