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

Supernova SN2015B discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC4782
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 4782. It has received the designation SN2015B.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 12h54m30s; declination 12°34'S.

The sky on 29 Mar 2024

The sky on 29 March 2024
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
19:30
Twilight ends
21:01
Twilight begins
05:25

19-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

80%

19 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:25 14:12 20:58
Venus 06:23 12:11 17:59
Moon 23:04 04:01 08:52
Mars 05:41 11:08 16:35
Jupiter 08:39 15:36 22:33
Saturn 06:03 11:39 17:15
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: , 2015CBET.4046....1L, 2015ATel.6899....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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