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

Supernova SN2015bp discovered

This event is visible through a large telescope from Cambridge.
Mon, 16 Mar 2015
3,441 days ago

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC5839
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 5839. It has received the designation SN2015bp.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 15h05m30s; declination 1°38'N.

The sky on 16 Aug 2024

The sky on 16 August 2024
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
19:43
Twilight ends
21:30
Twilight begins
04:03

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

91%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:26 12:57 19:28
Venus 07:33 14:04 20:35
Moon 18:05 22:22 02:42
Mars 00:36 08:09 15:41
Jupiter 00:34 08:05 15:35
Saturn 20:43 02:20 07:58
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: , 2017MNRAS.466.2436S, 2014Ap&SS.354...89B, 2017csnh.book.....H, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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71.11°W
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