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

Supernova SN2015bp discovered

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 10 May 2025

The sky on 10 May 2025
Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
19:59
Twilight ends
21:50
Twilight begins
03:46

13-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

98%

13 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:57 11:32 18:08
Venus 03:50 10:01 16:12
Moon 18:24 23:36 04:39
Mars 11:12 18:28 01:43
Jupiter 07:36 15:07 22:38
Saturn 03:41 09:36 15:30
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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41.14°N
73.26°W
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