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

Supernova SN2015ab discovered

Dominic Ford, Editor
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Objects: NGC938
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A new supernova has been reported in the galaxy NGC 938. It has received the designation SN2015ab.

The supernova is reported to be a Type Ia event.

The coordinates of the supernova are right ascension 02h28m30s; declination 20°17'N.

The sky on 19 Apr 2024

The sky on 19 April 2024
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
19:27
Twilight ends
20:56
Twilight begins
04:45

11-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

85%

11 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 05:40 12:01 18:23
Venus 05:48 12:06 18:25
Moon 15:47 22:20 04:44
Mars 04:39 10:29 16:19
Jupiter 07:23 14:15 21:06
Saturn 04:25 10:08 15:50
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.7903....1T, 2016A&A...594A..13P, 2008yCat....1.2024B, 2011ApJ...737..103S.

Image credit

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

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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