Supernova SN2015I discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC2357

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2357. It has received the designation SN2015I.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 07h17m40s; declination 23°20'N.

The sky on 11 May 2025

The sky on 11 May 2025
Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
19:54
Twilight ends
21:50
Twilight begins
03:29


Waxing Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:47 11:26 18:06
Venus 03:40 09:51 16:03
Moon 18:18 --:-- 04:28
Mars 10:59 18:17 01:36
Jupiter 07:20 14:55 22:30
Saturn 03:29 09:23 15:18
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2015ATel.7476....1K, 2017arXiv171102474F, 2015CBET.4106....1N, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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