Supernova ASASSN-15db discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5996

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5996. It has received the designation ASASSN-15db.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 15h46m50s; declination 17°53'N.

The sky on 3 Jul 2026

The sky on 3 July 2026
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:07
Twilight ends
21:51
Twilight begins
03:58


Waning Gibbous

81%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:57 13:51 20:44
Venus 09:01 15:47 22:33
Moon 22:17 03:34 08:58
Mars 03:08 10:09 17:11
Jupiter 07:13 14:15 21:16
Saturn 00:49 07:00 13:12
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: , 2015ATel.7078....1H, 2015ATel.7089....1O, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.7086....1Z, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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