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 25 Nov 2024

The sky on 25 November 2024
Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:25
Twilight ends
18:50
Twilight begins
05:34


Waning Crescent

23%

24 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:31 13:31 18:31
Venus 10:16 15:16 20:17
Moon 01:59 08:09 14:11
Mars 21:43 04:39 11:34
Jupiter 18:15 01:13 08:12
Saturn 13:21 19:03 00:45
All times shown in EST.

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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