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 25 Nov 2024

The sky on 25 November 2024
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
16:26
Twilight ends
18:04
Twilight begins
05:13


Waning Crescent

23%

24 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:30 12:58 17:26
Venus 10:15 14:43 19:11
Moon 01:23 07:34 13:35
Mars 20:42 04:05 11:28
Jupiter 17:13 00:40 08:07
Saturn 12:57 18:29 00:01
All times shown in EST.

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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