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

Supernova ASASSN-15lp discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy MRK 576. It has received the designation ASASSN-15lp.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 01h49m10s; declination 5°38'N.

The sky on 10 Aug 2026

The sky on 10 August 2026
Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
19:52
Twilight ends
21:42
Twilight begins
03:52

27-day old moon
Waning Crescent

5%

27 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:20 11:41 19:03
Venus 09:43 15:38 21:33
Moon 02:49 10:51 18:42
Mars 01:46 09:24 17:02
Jupiter 04:58 12:12 19:27
Saturn 22:10 04:25 10:40
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: , 2015ATel.7691....1K, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.7692....1M, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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