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

Supernova SN2014df discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC1448
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 1448. It has received the designation SN2014df.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ib event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 03h44m20s; declination 44°40'S.

The sky on 7 Aug 2026

The sky on 7 August 2026
Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
19:56
Twilight ends
21:48
Twilight begins
03:47

25-day old moon
Waning Crescent

23%

25 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:11 11:33 18:56
Venus 09:39 15:39 21:40
Moon 23:46 07:39 15:42
Mars 01:50 09:27 17:05
Jupiter 05:06 12:22 19:37
Saturn 22:22 04:37 10:52
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 papers: , 2012CBET.3077....2C, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2016ApJ...833..231T.

Image credit

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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