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 28 Nov 2025

The sky on 28 November 2025
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
16:42
Twilight ends
18:11
Twilight begins
05:06

8-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

60%

8 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:15 10:35 15:54
Venus 05:50 11:00 16:10
Moon 12:41 18:29 00:27
Mars 07:30 12:24 17:19
Jupiter 20:02 03:06 10:11
Saturn 13:12 19:03 00:55
All times shown in PST.

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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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