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

Supernova ASASSN-15aj discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC3449
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 3449. It has received the designation ASASSN-15aj.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 10h52m50s; declination 32°55'S.

The sky on 23 Apr 2024

The sky on 23 April 2024
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
19:41
Twilight ends
21:24
Twilight begins
04:16

15-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

99%

15 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:21 11:43 18:05
Venus 05:40 12:09 18:38
Moon 18:35 00:13 05:43
Mars 04:34 10:25 16:16
Jupiter 06:56 14:03 21:10
Saturn 04:16 09:54 15:31
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: , 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2016arXiv160708526C, 2015ATel.6886....1D, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.6905....1S.

Image credit

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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