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

Supernova AT2014er discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2264
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2264. It has received the designation AT2014er.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Candidate event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 06h40m50s; declination 9°15'N.

The sky on 9 May 2026

The sky on 9 May 2026
Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
19:41
Twilight ends
21:17
Twilight begins
04:17

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

49%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:40 12:25 19:10
Venus 07:37 14:50 22:04
Moon 01:43 06:55 12:12
Mars 04:42 11:07 17:31
Jupiter 09:59 17:07 00:14
Saturn 04:13 10:21 16:29
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 paper: , 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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