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 26 Jun 2024

The sky on 26 June 2024
Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
20:25
Twilight ends
22:39
Twilight begins
02:51


Waning Gibbous

68%

20 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:06 13:46 21:25
Venus 05:33 13:12 20:50
Moon 23:29 04:41 10:05
Mars 02:06 09:05 16:03
Jupiter 03:19 10:44 18:08
Saturn 00:06 05:47 11:27
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: , 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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