Supernova SN2015aq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 5015

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 5015. It has received the designation SN2015aq.

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

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h25m40s; declination 34°16'N.

The sky on 26 Aug 2026

The sky on 26 August 2026
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
19:25
Twilight ends
20:53
Twilight begins
04:50


Waxing Gibbous

97%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:14 12:51 19:28
Venus 09:59 15:35 21:11
Moon 18:20 --:-- 04:41
Mars 02:03 09:14 16:26
Jupiter 04:38 11:31 18:24
Saturn 21:16 03:27 09:38
All times shown in PDT.

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.8077....1S, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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