Supernova ASASSN-15so discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC3583

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3583. It has received the designation ASASSN-15so.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 11h14m10s; declination 48°19'N.

The sky on 10 May 2025

The sky on 10 May 2025
Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:50
Twilight begins
03:46


Waxing Gibbous

98%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:57 11:32 18:08
Venus 03:50 10:01 16:12
Moon 18:24 23:36 04:39
Mars 11:12 18:28 01:43
Jupiter 07:36 15:07 22:38
Saturn 03:41 09:36 15:30
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017arXiv171102474F, 2015ATel.8256....1S, 2015ATel.8259....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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