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 1 Jul 2025

The sky on 1 July 2025
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
20:07
Twilight ends
21:51
Twilight begins
03:57

6-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

42%

6 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:46 14:43 21:41
Venus 03:01 09:51 16:41
Moon 12:09 18:15 00:12
Mars 10:21 16:50 23:19
Jupiter 05:21 12:31 19:42
Saturn 00:22 06:21 12:20
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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