Supernova AT2015dd discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
From the Novae & Supernovae feed


Objects: NGC5483

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5483. It has received the designation AT2015dd.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 14h10m20s; declination 43°18'S.

The sky on 11 May 2025

The sky on 11 May 2025
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
20:36
Twilight ends
22:25
Twilight begins
04:29


Waxing Gibbous

99%

14 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:37 12:14 18:50
Venus 04:28 10:39 16:50
Moon 19:03 00:16 05:22
Mars 11:53 19:05 02:16
Jupiter 08:16 15:43 23:10
Saturn 04:16 10:11 16:06
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: , 2015ATel.8415....1G, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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