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 23 Aug 2026

The sky on 23 August 2026
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
19:29
Twilight ends
20:58
Twilight begins
04:47

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

85%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:57 12:40 19:23
Venus 09:58 15:37 21:17
Moon 17:05 21:51 02:39
Mars 02:06 09:18 16:30
Jupiter 04:47 11:40 18:33
Saturn 21:28 03:39 09:50
All times shown in PDT.

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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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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