Supernova SN2015an discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: IC2367

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy IC 2367. It has received the designation SN2015an.

The supernova is reported to be a Type II Pec event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 08h24m10s; declination 18°46'S.

The sky on 1 Feb 2026

The sky on 1 February 2026
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
17:21
Twilight ends
18:47
Twilight begins
05:21


Waxing Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:21 12:38 17:55
Venus 07:14 12:30 17:47
Moon 17:26 00:27 07:21
Mars 06:35 11:42 16:50
Jupiter 15:07 22:15 05:24
Saturn 09:05 15:00 20:56
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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