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

Supernova SN2014J discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3034. It has received the designation SN2014J.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 09h55m40s; declination 69°40'N.

The sky on 24 Feb 2026

The sky on 24 February 2026
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
17:43
Twilight ends
19:07
Twilight begins
05:01

7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

58%

7 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:59 13:00 19:00
Venus 07:04 12:49 18:35
Moon 10:44 18:18 01:57
Mars 06:00 11:24 16:47
Jupiter 13:27 20:37 03:47
Saturn 07:41 13:39 19:38
All times shown in PST.

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: , 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2015arXiv151006596G, 2014AJ....148....1Z, 2018PASP..130f4101V, 2019MNRAS.490.3882S.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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