Supernova SN2020ssf discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC7722

A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 7722. It has received the designation SN2020ssf.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 23h38m40s; declination 15°57'N.

The sky on 6 Sep 2020

The sky on 6 September 2020
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
19:09
Twilight ends
20:47
Twilight begins
04:34


Waning Gibbous

82%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:41 13:43 19:46
Venus 02:32 09:47 17:03
Moon 21:07 03:35 10:12
Mars 21:02 03:30 09:58
Jupiter 16:19 20:52 01:26
Saturn 16:47 21:27 02:08
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 paper: , 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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