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

Supernova iPTF14bdn discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 8503
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 8503. It has received the designation iPTF14bdn.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 13h30m40s; declination 32°45'N.

The sky on 23 Nov 2024

The sky on 23 November 2024
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
16:32
Twilight ends
18:08
Twilight begins
05:14

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

39%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:40 13:07 17:35
Venus 10:16 14:44 19:13
Moon 23:25 06:19 13:01
Mars 20:54 04:15 11:37
Jupiter 17:27 00:53 08:18
Saturn 13:08 18:41 00:13
All times shown in EST.

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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2012PASP..124..668Y, 2015ApJ...813...30S, 2014ATel.6175....1C, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

Image credit

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

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40.74°N
74.17°W
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