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

Supernova ASASSN-15mc discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: UGC 2295
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy UGC 2295. It has received the designation ASASSN-15mc.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h48m50s; declination 3°10'N.

The sky on 24 Aug 2026

The sky on 24 August 2026
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
19:28
Twilight ends
20:56
Twilight begins
04:48

12-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

87%

12 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:03 12:44 19:24
Venus 09:58 15:37 21:15
Moon 17:45 22:40 03:40
Mars 02:05 09:17 16:28
Jupiter 04:44 11:37 18:30
Saturn 21:24 03:35 09:46
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.7765....1B, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2015ATel.7803....1Z, 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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