Supernova ASASSN-15kk discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 4883

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 4883. It has received the designation ASASSN-15kk.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h18m30s; declination 74°19'N.

The sky on 25 Nov 2024

The sky on 25 November 2024
Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:25
Twilight ends
18:50
Twilight begins
05:34


Waning Crescent

23%

24 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:31 13:31 18:31
Venus 10:16 15:16 20:17
Moon 01:59 08:09 14:11
Mars 21:43 04:39 11:34
Jupiter 18:15 01:13 08:12
Saturn 13:21 19:03 00:45
All times shown in EST.

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: , 2015ATel.7593....1H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.7609....1P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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