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
06:22
Sunset
19:16
Twilight ends
20:52
Twilight begins
04:46


Waning Gibbous

82%

18 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:49 13:52 19:54
Venus 02:44 09:56 17:08
Moon 21:11 03:43 10:25
Mars 21:12 03:38 10:05
Jupiter 16:23 21:01 01:39
Saturn 16:52 21:36 02:20
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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