Supernova ASASSN-15mc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: UGC 2295

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 2295. It has received the designation ASASSN-15mc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h48m50s; declination 3°10'N.

The sky on 18 Sep 2024

The sky on 18 September 2024
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
18:48
Twilight ends
20:23
Twilight begins
04:49


Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:31 12:01 18:31
Venus 08:52 14:22 19:51
Moon 18:44 00:42 06:55
Mars 23:49 07:26 15:03
Jupiter 22:39 06:11 13:42
Saturn 18:24 23:57 05:31
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: , 2015ATel.7765....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.7803....1Z, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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