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Supernova SN2015F discovered

Mon, 09 Mar 2015
4,075 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 5 May 2026

The sky on 5 May 2026
Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
19:38
Twilight ends
21:12
Twilight begins
04:22


Waning Gibbous

79%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:34 12:09 18:45
Venus 07:34 14:45 21:57
Moon 22:58 03:38 08:18
Mars 04:50 11:11 17:33
Jupiter 10:12 17:20 00:28
Saturn 04:28 10:35 16:42
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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