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 4 May 2024

The sky on 4 May 2024
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
20:06
Twilight ends
21:34
Twilight begins
05:09


Waning Crescent

10%

26 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:34 11:48 18:02
Venus 06:18 12:50 19:23
Moon 04:21 10:21 16:30
Mars 04:44 10:46 16:49
Jupiter 07:16 14:04 20:51
Saturn 04:01 09:48 15:34
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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