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 19 May 2024

The sky on 19 May 2024
Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
20:08
Twilight ends
22:05
Twilight begins
03:31


Waxing Gibbous

91%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:36 11:16 17:56
Venus 05:20 12:30 19:41
Moon 16:24 22:10 03:47
Mars 03:37 09:56 16:15
Jupiter 05:32 12:46 19:59
Saturn 02:39 08:20 14:00
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.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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