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Supernova SN2015F discovered

Mon, 09 Mar 2015
3,982 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 1 Feb 2026

The sky on 1 February 2026
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
17:21
Twilight ends
18:47
Twilight begins
05:21


Waxing Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:21 12:38 17:55
Venus 07:14 12:30 17:47
Moon 17:26 00:27 07:21
Mars 06:35 11:42 16:50
Jupiter 15:07 22:15 05:24
Saturn 09:05 15:00 20:56
All times shown in PST.

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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