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 26 Oct 2025

The sky on 26 October 2025
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
18:04
Twilight ends
19:28
Twilight begins
05:39

5-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

28%

5 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 09:05 14:05 19:04
Venus 05:40 11:30 17:20
Moon 12:04 16:43 21:22
Mars 08:44 13:53 19:03
Jupiter 23:12 06:16 13:20
Saturn 16:25 22:17 04:08
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: , 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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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