Supernova SN2015aq discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


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 3 Jul 2026

The sky on 3 July 2026
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:07
Twilight ends
21:51
Twilight begins
03:58


Waning Gibbous

81%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:57 13:51 20:44
Venus 09:01 15:47 22:33
Moon 22:17 03:34 08:58
Mars 03:08 10:09 17:11
Jupiter 07:13 14:15 21:16
Saturn 00:49 07:00 13:12
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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