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

Supernova SN2015I discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC2357
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 2357. It has received the designation SN2015I.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 07h17m40s; declination 23°20'N.

The sky on 25 Apr 2024

The sky on 25 April 2024
Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
19:43
Twilight ends
21:27
Twilight begins
04:12

17-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

96%

17 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:15 11:36 17:56
Venus 05:38 12:10 18:43
Moon 20:44 01:41 06:31
Mars 04:30 10:23 16:16
Jupiter 06:49 13:57 21:05
Saturn 04:09 09:47 15:25
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, 2015ATel.7476....1K, 2017arXiv171102474F, 2015CBET.4106....1N, 2016A&A...594A..13P.

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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