Supernova SN2015bh discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2770

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2770. It has received the designation SN2015bh.

The supernova is reported to be a Type LBV to IIn event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h09m30s; declination 33°07'N.

The sky on 27 Aug 2026

The sky on 27 August 2026
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
19:24
Twilight ends
20:52
Twilight begins
04:51


Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:20 12:54 19:29
Venus 09:59 15:34 21:09
Moon 18:51 00:13 05:43
Mars 02:02 09:13 16:25
Jupiter 04:35 11:28 18:20
Saturn 21:12 03:23 09:34
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: , 2016arXiv160900731G, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016ApJ...824....6O, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2015ATel.7042....1E.

Image credit

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

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