Supernova SN2015F discovered

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 25 Nov 2024

The sky on 25 November 2024
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
16:44
Twilight ends
18:12
Twilight begins
05:04


Waning Crescent

23%

24 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:07 12:57 17:48
Venus 09:53 14:43 19:33
Moon 01:30 07:39 13:39
Mars 21:01 04:05 11:09
Jupiter 17:32 00:39 07:46
Saturn 12:50 18:29 00:08
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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