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 30 Apr 2024

The sky on 30 April 2024
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
19:42
Twilight ends
21:32
Twilight begins
03:49

22-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

50%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 04:53 11:13 17:32
Venus 05:22 12:05 18:48
Moon 01:45 06:07 10:35
Mars 04:10 10:09 16:07
Jupiter 06:21 13:33 20:46
Saturn 03:43 09:20 14:58
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: , 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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