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 5 May 2026

The sky on 5 May 2026
Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
19:38
Twilight ends
21:12
Twilight begins
04:22


Waning Gibbous

79%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:34 12:09 18:45
Venus 07:34 14:45 21:57
Moon 22:58 03:38 08:18
Mars 04:50 11:11 17:33
Jupiter 10:12 17:20 00:28
Saturn 04:28 10:35 16:42
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.8415....1G, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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