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Supernova SN2015F discovered

Mon, 09 Mar 2015
4,027 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2442

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2442. It has received the designation SN2015F.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 07h36m10s; declination 69°30'S.

The sky on 19 Mar 2026

The sky on 19 March 2026
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
19:02
Twilight ends
20:26
Twilight begins
05:31


Waxing Crescent

1%

0 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:57 11:40 17:23
Venus 07:45 14:03 20:21
Moon 07:12 13:32 20:02
Mars 06:20 12:02 17:44
Jupiter 12:56 20:06 03:15
Saturn 07:18 13:19 19:20
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: , 2018arXiv180906381B, 2017MNRAS.472.3437G, 2017ApJ...850..111N, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015ATel.8484....1W.

Image credit

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

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